VA HB1275 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Virginia FOIA; record exclusion for trade secrets supplied to the VDOT.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-23 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470) | |
| 2018-03-23 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/18) | |
| 2018-03-14 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 | |
| 2018-03-14 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018 |
| 2018-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1275ER) |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Enrolled |
| 2018-03-01 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-03-01 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2018-02-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-26 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2018-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2018-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2018-02-07 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-06 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2018-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2018-02-01 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-24 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101540D |
