Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government and General Assembly; gifts, disclosures. (SB23)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)
Progress
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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
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; gifts; disclosures. Requires the disclosure on statements of economic interests for legislators and certain state and local government officers of gifts in excess of $1,000 made to immediate family members if such gift is made by a registered lobbyist or a business, governmental entity, or individual that has transacted or is transacting business with the Commonwealth or its agencies, departments, or political subdivisions within 12 months from the date of the gift. "Immediate family member" is defined, for the purposes of gifts, to include (i) the filer's spouse; (ii) dependents residing with the filer; and (iii) the filer's or his spouse's parent, child, and grandchild. Read the Bill »
Status
01/24/2014: Merged into SB649
History
Date | Action |
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12/10/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100107D |
12/10/2013 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/06/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB23) |
01/08/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB23) |
01/24/2014 | Incorporated by Rules (SB649-Norment) (16-Y 0-N) |
Comments
This proposal is necessary because the unethical practice of receiving these gifts seems to be a question . It would be an obvious unacceptable practice if the rules of integrity were not blurred. Will those rules be proposed next?