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2018 SESSION
HB 1275 Virginia FOIA; record exclusion for trade secrets supplied to the VDOT.
Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); record exclusion for trade secrets supplied to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.), supplied to the Department of Transportation as part of an audit, a special investigation, or any study requested by the Department of Transportation. The bill provides that in order for such trade secrets to be excluded, the submitting party shall (i) invoke this exclusion upon submission of the data or materials for which protection from disclosure is sought, (ii) identify the data or materials for which protection is sought, and (iii) state the reasons why protection is necessary.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101540D pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1275ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101540D
- 01/10/18 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/24/18 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/30/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/06/18 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/26/18 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1275ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/23/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)