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2001 SESSION

010560896
HOUSE BILL NO. 1763
Offered January 10, 2001
Prefiled December 27, 2000
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 24.2 a chapter numbered 9.2, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-941, 24.2-942, and 24.2-943, relating to restrictions on campaign contributions by government contractors; penalties.
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Patron-- Purkey
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 24.2 a chapter numbered 9.2, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-941, 24.2-942, and 24.2-943 as follows:

CHAPTER 9.2.
PROHIBITED CONTRIBUTIONS BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.

§ 24.2-941. Prohibited contributions; state contractors.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or for the furnishing of any material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings to the Commonwealth or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for the material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the General Assembly, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of (i) the completion of performance under the contract or (ii) the termination of negotiations for the contract, directly or indirectly to make any contribution, or to promise expressly or implicitly to make any contribution, to any candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly or to the candidate’s campaign committee.

B. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly, or the candidate’s campaign committee, knowingly to solicit a contribution from any such person during any such time.

§ 24.2-942. Prohibited contributions; local contractors.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with a county, city, town, or political subdivision or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or for the furnishing of any material, supplies, equipment, land or buildings to the county, city, town, or political subdivision or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for the material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by a public body, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of (i) the completion of performance under the contract or (ii) the termination of negotiations for the contract, directly or indirectly to make any contribution, or to promise expressly or implicitly to make any contribution, to any candidate for public office in the county, city, town, or political subdivision that is participating in the contract or payment of public funds.

B. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for constitutional office or other local office in such participating county, city, town, or political subdivision, or the candidate’s campaign committee, knowingly to solicit a contribution from any such person during any such time.

§ 24.2-943. Penalties for violation of chapter.

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and may be fined an amount not to exceed the greater of $2,500 or 300 percent of the amount of the contribution involved in the violation.