General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties. (HB1215)
Introduced By
Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), and Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony to knowingly violate 30-103, which lists 11 categories of prohibited conduct for General Assembly members, if the violation involves a monetary value of more than $250. Current law makes a knowing violation of the Act a Class 1 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Presented and ordered printed 10104034D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/14/2010 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1215) |
02/09/2010 | Assigned Rules sub: #4 Ethics (Special) |
02/09/2010 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely |
02/16/2010 | Left in Rules |
Comments
I wonder if this has been sent to the Rules committee to die? Personally, my expectation is that this will forever sit in the Rules committee, never leaving.