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in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 30, 2017

SB 1291: Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets.

Authorizes the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (the Department) to require disclosure of chemical ingredient names, chemical abstracts numbers, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well notwithstanding exclusion from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as a trade secret. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to disclose such information to additional Department staff or state or local officials to assist the Department in responding to an emergency. The bill prohibits such individuals from disseminating such information further. The bill requires the Director to notify the party that submitted the trade secret of disclosure as soon as practicable. The bill prohibits orders issued pursuant to § 45.1-361.27 from including trade secret information.
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2017

HB 2393: Income tax, state; tax credit for purchase of gun safe.

Establishes an individual income tax credit beginning January 1, 2017, for the purchase of a gun safe. The credit would equal 50 percent of the purchase price paid for any gun safe with a selling price of $500 or less. The bill defines a gun safe as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or ammunition for use in a firearm. An individual may not claim more than $100 in tax credits for all taxable years. The Department would be authorized to issue up to $250,000 in tax credits each year. The credit would expire on January 1, 2022.
Benjamin L. Cline (R)
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