Conflicts of Interests Acts, State and Local Government & General Assembly; establishes Council. (SB649)
Introduced By
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from 22 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk), Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield), Sen. Ralph Smith (R-Roanoke), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
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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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 14100967D |
01/17/2014 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/24/2014 | Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104393D-S1 |
01/27/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB23 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB265 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB143 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB274 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB410 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB218 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB219 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB20 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB21 |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB149 |
01/28/2014 | Passed by for the day |
01/29/2014 | Passed by for the day |
01/30/2014 | Passed by for the day |
01/31/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/03/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/04/2014 | Floor substitute printed 14104756D-S2 (Norment)) |
02/04/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/05/2014 | Read second time |
02/05/2014 | Substitute by Senator Norment withdrawn 14104756D-S2 |
02/05/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/05/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104393D-S1 |
02/05/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/05/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB649S2) |
02/06/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 1-5 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 1-5 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 6-9 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 6-9 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 10-11 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 10-11 by Senator Ebbin agreed to |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 12-14 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendment 12 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 13-14 by Senator Ebbin withdrawn |
02/10/2014 | Read second time |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 1-6 by Senator Garrett withdrawn |
02/10/2014 | Amendments by Senator McEachin agreed to |
02/10/2014 | Amendments by Senator Petersen agreed to (20-Y 20-N) |
02/10/2014 | Chair votes yes |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Motion to pass by for the day withdrawn |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 5, 6, 10 and 11 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 5, 6, 10 and 11 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendments 12 and 13 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 12 and 13 by Senator Ebbin agreed to |
02/10/2014 | Reading of amendment 14 waived |
02/10/2014 | Amendment 14 by Senator Ebbin rejected |
02/10/2014 | Amendments 3 and 8 by Senator Ebbin withdrawn |
02/10/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB649ES1 |
02/10/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14104393D-ES1 |
02/10/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2014 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
02/11/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB649S1) |
02/12/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2014 | Read first time |
02/12/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/12/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB649ES1) |
02/14/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Ethics |
02/14/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB649E) |
02/14/2014 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB649ES1) |
02/19/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105140D-H1 |
02/24/2014 | Incorporates SB652 |
02/24/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB649H1) |
02/25/2014 | Read second time |
02/26/2014 | Read third time |
02/26/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105140D-H1 |
02/26/2014 | Amendment by Delegate Gilbert agreed to |
02/26/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB649H1 |
02/26/2014 | Passed House with substitute with amendment (100-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2014 | VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2014 | House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) |
03/03/2014 | House insisted on substitute with amendment |
03/03/2014 | House requested conference committee |
03/04/2014 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2014 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/04/2014 | Senators: Norment, McEachin, Puckett |
03/05/2014 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/05/2014 | Delegates: Gilbert, Albo, McClellan |
03/08/2014 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/08/2014 | Conference substitute printed 14105640D-S3 |
03/08/2014 | Passed by temporarily |
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) |
03/08/2014 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
03/17/2014 | Enrolled |
03/17/2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB649ER) |
03/17/2014 | Signed by President |
03/18/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/19/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB649ER) |
04/07/2014 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/22/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
04/23/2014 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) |
04/23/2014 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/23/2014 | Reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Reenrolled bill text (SB649ER2) |
04/23/2014 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/23/2014 | Enacted, Chapter 804 (effective - see bill) |
04/23/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804) |