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2017 SESSION
SB 1292 FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.), submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy that identify chemical ingredient names, the chemical abstracts number for a chemical ingredient, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well pursuant to § 45.1-361.29 or Department regulations concerning such ground-disturbing activities. The bill requires that for such records to be protected, the submitting party must (i) invoke this FOIA 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. The bill requires the Department to determine whether the information claimed to be a trade secret is entitled to such protection.
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- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101750D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/17/17 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 01/30/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/02/17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (8-Y 8-N)