FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. (SB1292)

Introduced By

Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101750D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1292)
01/17/2017Assigned GL&T sub: #1
01/30/2017Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Rereferred to Finance
02/02/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1292)
02/02/2017Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (8-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)