General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of General Assembly Ethics Review Panel. (SB524)

Introduced By

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of the General Assembly Ethics Review Panel.  Establishes one five-member General Assembly Ethics Review Panel in place of the present separate House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels to investigate complaints of violations of the Act. The Panel may institute a complaint against a member of the General Assembly on its own motion. Except during the preliminary investigation stage, the proceedings of the Panel shall be public and all reports of the Panel shall be public. The bill also provides that the Panel may impose a civil penalty of up to $250 for filing a frivolous complaint and reiterates that the filing of a false complaint is punishable as perjury. Read the Bill »

Status

02/12/2010: Merged into SB186

History

DateAction
01/13/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101065D
01/13/2010Referred to Committee on Rules
02/05/2010Assigned Rules sub: #1
02/12/2010Incorporated by Rules (SB186-Northam) (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)