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2017 SESSION
HB 1678 FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.
Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
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 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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101906D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101906D-E pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101906D
- 01/06/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/11/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/12/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Read first time
- 01/27/17 House: Read second time
- 01/27/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/27/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1678E
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101906D-E
- 01/30/17 House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 37-N)
- 01/30/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 37-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/13/17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (6-Y 8-N)