Virginia SB 839 — Local governing bodies; member nondisclosure agreements prohibited.
Virginia, 2027. SB 839: Local governing bodies; member nondisclosure agreements prohibited.
Latest action
October 8, 2026 — Referred to Committee on Local Government
Summary
Members of local governing bodies; nondisclosure agreements prohibited. Prohibits members of local governing bodies from signing or executing a nondisclosure agreement that prohibits them from discussing matters of public concern related to the performance of their official duties. The bill provides that any such agreement is against public policy, void, and unenforceable. The bill exempts any such member from the prohibition if such nondisclosure agreement is necessary to prevent disclosure of (i) factual circumstances relating to the member's performance of official duties that reasonably implicate privacy interests held by the member, if the member elects to restrict such disclosure; (ii) matters required by law to be kept confidential; or (iii) information related to active civil or criminal investigations. Finally, the bill exempts from its provisions any contracts, covenants, or agreements entered into or renewed prior to July 1, 2027.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1414.01, relating to members of local governing bodies; nondisclosure agreements prohibited.
Sponsors
- Michael J. Jones — primary sponsor
- Danica A. Roem
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Referred to Committee on Local Government
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100158D
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