Conflicts of Interests Acts, State and Local Government & General Assembly; establishes Council. (HB1211)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from co-patrons Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), and Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council. Establishes the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council composed of 14 members: four appointments each by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Senate Committee on Rules, and Governor; one designee of the Attorney General and one representative of the Virginia Association of Counties and Virginia Municipal League. The Council will elect its chairman and vice-chairman and choose its executive director. The Council will review and post online the disclosure forms filed by lobbyists and persons subject to the conflict of interests acts and provide formal opinions and informal advice, education, and training. The bill requires the filing of the disclosure forms twice a year. It provides that the Division of Legislative Services will staff the Council, and the House and Senate Clerks will transmit complaints of conflict law violations to the ethics advisory panels of the House of Delegates and Senate. The bill prohibits tangible gifts with a value of more than $250 from lobbyists to certain executive officers and employees and to legislators. A number of disclosure provision thresholds are reduced from $10,000 to $5,000 and gifts to immediate family members are made subject to disclosure. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2014 | Presented and ordered printed 14103866D |
01/17/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211) |
01/17/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/21/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Ethics |
02/07/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104743D-H1 |
02/08/2014 | Read first time |
02/10/2014 | Incorporates HB271 |
02/10/2014 | Incorporates HB15 |
02/10/2014 | Read second time |
02/10/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104743D-H1 |
02/10/2014 | Pending question ordered |
02/10/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1211H1 |
02/11/2014 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N) |
02/11/2014 | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211H1) |
02/12/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2014 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/14/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1211H1) |
02/28/2014 | Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 0-N) |
02/28/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105232D-S1 |
03/03/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1211S1) |
03/04/2014 | Read third time |
03/04/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/04/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105232D-S1 |
03/04/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1211S1 |
03/04/2014 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
03/05/2014 | Senate substitute rejected by House 14105232D-S1 (3-Y 96-N) |
03/05/2014 | VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 96-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2014 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2014 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/06/2014 | House acceded to request |
03/06/2014 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/06/2014 | Senators: Norment, McEachin, Puckett |
03/06/2014 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/06/2014 | Delegates: Gilbert, Albo, McClellan |
03/08/2014 | Conference substitute printed 14105492D-H2 |
03/08/2014 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2014 | Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/17/2014 | Enrolled |
03/17/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1211ER) |
03/17/2014 | Signed by President |
03/18/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/19/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1211ER) |
04/07/2014 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/22/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
04/23/2014 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/23/2014 | Reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1211ER2) |
04/23/2014 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Enacted, Chapter 792 (effective - see bill) |
04/23/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) |