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FOIA council reviews 2025 General Assembly actions, awaits governor decisions
Summary
At its April meeting the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council reviewed 13 FOIA-related bills passed by the General Assembly, discussed new exemptions and implementation steps, and set work items for staff ahead of expected governor action by May 2.
The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council on April 15 reviewed legislation from the 2025 General Assembly affecting access to public records and meetings and directed staff to prepare implementation plans for several enacted measures.
The council’s executive director, Alan Gerhardt, told members that “the 2025 draft legislative update is posted online” and that 13 bills with FOIA implications passed the legislature this session, though several still awaited the governor’s action by the May 2 deadline. He highlighted a range of enacted and proposed changes, from a new parole board meetings exemption to statutory changes affecting disclosures tied to lottery winners and corrections records.
Why it matters: several of the measures either add new…
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