Employees and residents, local; right to express opinions to elected officials. (HB781)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)
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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Description
Rights of residents and employees to contact elected officials. Provides that every local government employee has the right to express opinions to state or local elected officials on matters of public concern. Retaliation based upon a local government employee's exercise of such right is unlawful. This measure tracks the language in 2.2-2902.1 that is applicable to state employees. In addition, the bill provides that certain local auditors shall be responsible for administering a telephone hotline, and a website, if cost-effective, through which local employees and residents may report incidences of fraud, waste, or abuse in the administration of local government. Accordingly, auditors are authorized to inform local employees of the hotline through a variety of measures. Furthermore, the auditors are required to investigate authentic allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067516204 |
| 01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 01/18/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB781) |
| 01/24/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DHCD (HB781) |
| 01/27/2006 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 1-N) |
| 01/30/2006 | Read first time |
| 01/31/2006 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/01/2006 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2006 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/01/2006 | Engrossed by House as amended HB781E |
| 02/01/2006 | Printed as engrossed 067516204-E |
| 02/02/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB781E) |
| 02/02/2006 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N) |
| 02/02/2006 | VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N) |
| 02/02/2006 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/03/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/03/2006 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/21/2006 | Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2006 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2006 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2006 | Enrolled |
| 03/01/2006 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB781ER) |
| 03/01/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/02/2006 | Signed by President |
| 03/06/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB781ER) |
| 04/05/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/06) |
| 04/12/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597) |