Conflicts of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't & General Assembly, etc.; ethics reforms. (SB1424)
Introduced By
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian), Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
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, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, and the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; ethics reforms. Authorizes the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to (i) prescribe, receive, and review all disclosure forms required by the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, and the lobbying laws; (ii) conduct annual audits of those disclosure forms; (iii) issue advisory opinions; (iv) grant waivers for certain travel and gifts; and (v) refer certain violations to the appropriate authority for assessment of civil penalties. The bill modifies the current composition of the Council, reducing the number of members from 15 to 10. The bill prohibits any single gift or any combination of gifts in a calendar year with a value exceeding $100 from any single source to those persons subject to the Conflicts of Interests Acts and members of their immediate family. Certain gifts are exempt from the $100 limit on gifts, including gifts from relatives, gifts received while in attendance at a personal celebration or a widely attended event, or travel-related gifts for which the Council granted a waiver. Gifts for which the filer has reimbursed the giver for the full value of the gift are not required to be disclosed. The bill removes the required disclosure forms from the Code, outlines the required information to be reported on the disclosure forms, authorizes the Council to prescribe the forms, and requires all disclosure forms be filed electronically with the Council. The bill also prohibits the Governor, his campaign committee, and any political action committee established on his behalf from knowingly soliciting or accepting a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater than $50 from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund, restricts such gifts and contributions from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Fund, and provides that any violation shall result in a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/23/2015 | Presented and ordered printed 15102749D |
01/23/2015 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/26/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424) |
02/02/2015 | Assigned Rules sub: Ethics and Conflict of Interest |
02/06/2015 | Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104821D-S1 |
02/06/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB696 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB735 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB752 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB812 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB1267 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB1278 |
02/09/2015 | Incorporates SB1289 |
02/09/2015 | Passed by for the day |
02/10/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424S1) |
02/10/2015 | Read second time |
02/10/2015 | Passed by temporarily |
02/10/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/10/2015 | Committee substitute rejected 15104821D-S1 |
02/10/2015 | Floor substitute printed 15104983D-S2 (Norment) |
02/10/2015 | Substitute by Senator Norment agreed to 15104983D-S2 |
02/10/2015 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/10/2015 | Amendments by Senator Petersen agreed to |
02/10/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SB1424ES2 |
02/10/2015 | Printed as engrossed 15104983D-ES2 |
02/10/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2015 | Passed Senate (35-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424S2) |
02/11/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424ES2) |
02/12/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2015 | Read first time |
02/12/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105073D-H1 |
02/16/2015 | Read second time |
02/17/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424H1) |
02/17/2015 | Read third time |
02/17/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15105073D-H1 |
02/17/2015 | Passed by for the day |
02/18/2015 | Read third time |
02/18/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1424H1 |
02/18/2015 | Passed House with substitute (93-Y 6-N) |
02/18/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1424H1) |
02/20/2015 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2015 | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2015 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | House insisted on substitute |
02/23/2015 | House requested conference committee |
02/24/2015 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2015 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/24/2015 | Senators: Norment, Watkins, Howell |
02/25/2015 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/25/2015 | Delegates: Gilbert, Minchew, McClellan |
02/27/2015 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2015 | Conference substitute printed 15105596D-S3 |
02/27/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424S3) |
03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1424ER) |
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 (SB1424ER) |
03/11/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1424ER) |
03/27/2015 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/14/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
04/15/2015 | Passed by temporarily |
04/15/2015 | Passed by for the day |
04/17/2015 | Amendments specific and severable (0-Y 38-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
04/17/2015 | Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Read first time |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 1,2,4,5,18,19,20,21,33 and 34 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 9,10,11,12,13,14,26 and 29 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 3,8 and 24 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 15,16,31 and 32 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 22,23,27,28,35 and 36 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 37,38 and 39 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendment #49 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 44,45 and 46 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendment #40 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 41 and 42 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendment #17 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 6 and 7 rejected |
04/17/2015 | Committee amendments #'s 47,48,25,30 and 43 agreed to |
04/17/2015 | Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB1424E2 |
04/17/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Constitutional readings dispensed (73-Y 0-N) |
04/17/2015 | VOTE: Constitutional Rdgs Dispense (73-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Passed House (73-Y 0-N) |
04/17/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/17/2015 | Printed as reengrossed 15105596D-E2 |
04/17/2015 | G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part |
04/17/2015 | Reenrolled |
04/17/2015 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1424ER2) |
04/17/2015 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/17/2015 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/17/2015 | Communicated to Governor |
04/20/2015 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/20/2015 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/30/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 777 (effective - see bill) |
04/30/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) |