Virginia Freedom of Information Act; proprietary records and trade secrets. (SB1343)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patron Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; proprietary records and trade secrets; carbon sequestration agreements. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act proprietary information, voluntarily provided by a private business under a promise of confidentiality from a public body, used by the public body for a carbon sequestration agreement. The bill requires the private business to specify the records for which protection is sought before submitting them to the public body and to state the reasons why protection is necessary. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101724D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/14/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1343) |
| 01/20/2021 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 01/22/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/26/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/02/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws |
| 02/09/2021 | Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement |
| 02/16/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/18/2021 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/23/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2021 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/24/2021 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/25/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2021 | Passed House (88-Y 7-N 1-A) |
| 02/25/2021 | VOTE: Passage (88-Y 7-N 1-A) |
| 03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1343ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1343ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
| 03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298) |