Conflicts of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't & General Assembly, etc.; ethics reforms. (HB2070)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from 18 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Mark Berg (R-Winchester), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon)
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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Description
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, and Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; certain gifts prohibited; waivers required for certain travel. Removes the distinction between tangible and intangible gifts and prohibits any state or local officer or employee, member of the General Assembly, and certain candidates from soliciting, accepting, or receiving a single gift with a value exceeding $100 from certain persons. The bill provides an exception for gifts received at widely attended events, which are those events in which there is a reasonable expectation that at least 25 persons will attend the event and the event is open to individuals from throughout a particular industry or profession or who represent persons interested in a particular issue. The bill requires disclosure of any single gift or entertainment, or any combination of gifts or entertainment, with a value exceeding $50. The bill also requires persons subject to the Conflict of Interest Acts to request a waiver from the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council and receive the approval of the Council prior to accepting or receiving any transportation, lodging, meal, hospitality, or other travel-related thing of value provided by a third party that has a value exceeding $100. A waiver is not required for travel paid for by certain government entities. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2015 | Committee |
| 01/14/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101176D |
| 01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070) |
| 01/20/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Ethics |
| 02/04/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104752D-H1 |
| 02/04/2015 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB1667 |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB1919 |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB1947 |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB1689 |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB2060 |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates HB1598 |
| 02/06/2015 | Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay |
| 02/06/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070H1) |
| 02/06/2015 | Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/07/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/09/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104752D-H1 |
| 02/09/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2070H1 |
| 02/10/2015 | Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N) |
| 02/10/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 02/13/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2070H1) |
| 02/20/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105123D-S1 |
| 02/20/2015 | Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105363D-S1 |
| 02/20/2015 | Substitute bill reprinted 15105363D-S1 |
| 02/23/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070S1) |
| 02/23/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/24/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15105123D-S1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2070S1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-N 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070S1) |
| 02/24/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/25/2015 | Senate substitute rejected by House 15105123D-S1 (0-Y 95-N) |
| 02/25/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2015 | Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2015 | Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2015 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/26/2015 | House acceded to request |
| 02/26/2015 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/26/2015 | Delegates: Gilbert, Minchew, McClellan |
| 02/26/2015 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/26/2015 | Senators: Norment, Watkins, Howell |
| 02/27/2015 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/27/2015 | Conference substitute printed 15105593D-H2 |
| 02/27/2015 | Pending question ordered |
| 02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2015 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2015 | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070H2) |
| 03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2070ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
| 03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/11/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2070ER) |
| 03/11/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2070ER) |
| 03/27/2015 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/14/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/15/2015 | Passed by for the day |
| 04/17/2015 | Motion that Governor recommendation is not specific and severable is agreed to (80-Y 0-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: NOT SPECIFIC AND SEVERABLE (80-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Constitutional readings dispensed (81-Y 0-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: Constitutional RDGS Dispense (81-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #3, 8-16, 24-26, 29-32, 37-39, 43, 47-49 by Delegate Gilbert agreed to |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #1, 2, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33 and 34 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendment #17 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (27-Y 54-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 54-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #22, 23, 27, 28, 35 and 36 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (30-Y 50-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 50-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendment #40 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #41 and 42 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #44, 45 and 46 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (29-Y 52-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (29-Y 52-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Amendments #6 and 7 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Reengrossed by House as amended HB2070E2 |
| 04/17/2015 | Passed House (81-Y 0-N) |
| 04/17/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Printed as reengrossed 15105593D-E2 |
| 04/17/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 04/17/2015 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 04/17/2015 | Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Read second time |
| 04/17/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/17/2015 | G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part |
| 04/17/2015 | Reenrolled |
| 04/17/2015 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2070ER2) |
| 04/17/2015 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/17/2015 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/17/2015 | Communicated to Governor |
| 04/30/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 763 (effective - see bill) |
| 04/30/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763) |