Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; advisory opinions for local officers. (SB288)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; advisory opinions for local officers and employees. Removes the provision that allows a county, city, or town attorney to issue to a local officer or employee an advisory opinion that would shield that officer or employee from future prosecution for knowing violations of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act. An advisory opinion issued by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council will still shield the officer or employee from such prosecution. The bill provides that an advisory opinion issued to a local officer or employee by his county, city, or town attorney may be introduced at a trial for a knowing violation as evidence that he did not knowingly violate the Act. Read the Bill »
Status
03/10/2016: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101519D |
01/07/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB288) |
02/11/2016 | Reported from Rules (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/15/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2016 | Read first time |
02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/17/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Ethics |
02/29/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
03/02/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2016 | Read second time |
03/07/2016 | Read third time |
03/07/2016 | Passed House BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N) |
03/07/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2016 | Enrolled |
03/08/2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB288ER) |
03/08/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB288ER) |
03/08/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2016 | Signed by President |
03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg): BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY WE ASK FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE FACTS THAT THE ACTION WILL NOT BE A VIOLATION. THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS THE RIGHT TO INTRODUCE THAT OPINION AT TRIAL TO SHOW HE DID NOT KNOWINGLY VIOLATE OUR LAWS. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE BILL PASS.
[Unknown]: TURNING TO PAGE FOUR, SENATE BILL 323 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS, PENALTY WITH A SUBSTITUTE ON FEBRUARY 26TH AND REPORTING TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON THE SECOND.