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GA SB381
Bill
Status
Passed
7/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kay Kirkpatrick
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AI Summary
- Amends the Georgia Food Act (Title 26, Chapter 2, Article 2) by adding new Code section 26-2-34.1 to protect certain information received by the Georgia Department of Agriculture from the federal FDA
- Deems confidential and exempt from public inspection any information, records, and data obtained from the FDA pursuant to a contract or commissioning agreement, to the extent it was furnished on a confidential basis or is exempt under the federal Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552)
- Specific categories of protected information include trade secrets, confidential commercial information, information under the federal deliberative process privilege, law enforcement compilations, and information required to be kept confidential by other federal laws
- Sponsored by Senators Kirkpatrick (32nd), Burke (11th), Black (8th), Walker III (20th), Wilkinson (50th), and others; passed the Georgia General Assembly
Legislative Description
"Georgia Food Act"; certain information obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the federal Food and Drug Administration; confidential and not subject to disclosure; provide
Last Action
Effective Date
1/1/2021
Full Bill Text
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