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VA HB706

VA HB706
Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents.

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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
02/09/2026
Passed
04/06/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/06/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Museums and other cultural institutions; Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents. Requires the Gunston Hall Board of Regents to meet in person at least once annually. The bill clarifies that any additional meeting of the Board held within the same calendar year may be in person or held as an all-virtual public meeting, notwithstanding a certain provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the contrary. The bill requires all such meetings to otherwise comply with FOIA.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, a cultural institution, to hold at least one in-person meeting each year, with any subsequent meetings in the same calendar year being allowed to be conducted entirely online, or virtually, even if Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) would normally require them to be in person. FOIA is a set of laws that ensures transparency in government by requiring public bodies to conduct their business in public and make their records accessible. However, this bill specifically carves out an exception for Gunston Hall's Board of Regents, allowing them flexibility for additional meetings while still mandating that all meetings must otherwise follow FOIA's rules.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0206) (on 04/06/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/CHAP0206
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199252.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/HB706ER
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139850.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/HB706E
Education Amendment https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/HB706AHC1
Higher Education Subcommittee Amendment https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/HB706AH1
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091055.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB706/text/HB706
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