Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; prohibited contracts, exceptions. (HB1472)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)
Progress
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Passed House |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; prohibited contracts; exceptions for certain contracts entered into by an officer or employee of a soil and water conservation district. Provides an exception to the prohibition against contracts between employing agencies and their officers or employees for contracts by an officer or employee of a soil and water conservation district to participate in a cost-share program for the installation of best management practices to improve water quality. The exception does not apply to subcontracts or other agreements entered into to provide services for implementation of a cost-share contract established under such program. The bill provides that the exception applies to all contracts by an officer or employee or an immediate family member of such officer of or employee with a soil and water conservation district to participate in a cost-share program for the installation of best management practices to improve water quality in effect as of July 1, 2017, and to any such contract entered into on and after July 1, 2017. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100715D |
12/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/04/2017 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB1472) |
01/11/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/12/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N) |
01/17/2017 | Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2017 | Read first time |
01/20/2017 | Read second time |
01/20/2017 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/20/2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1472E |
01/20/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17100715D-E |
01/23/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/24/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/10/2017 | Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Read third time |
02/14/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Enrolled |
02/16/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER) |
02/16/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/17/2017 | Signed by President |
02/17/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17 |
02/17/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017 |
02/23/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/23/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150) |
Comments
This seems to be an allowance of corruption. I think that this is not a good precedent to set.