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2002 SESSION
SB 445 Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; created.
Introduced by: Martin E. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; civil penalty. Establishes a cause of action for false claims for payments or reimbursements against the Commonwealth. The remedy includes a civil penalty of between $5,000 and $10,000 plus three times the amount of damages sustained by the Commonwealth. The Attorney General or a private citizen has standing to prosecute the case in the name of the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025878568 pdf
- 02/11/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024729568-S1 pdf
- 03/12/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB445ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB445ER2) pdf
- 04/18/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0842) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025878568
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/02 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024729568-S1
- 02/11/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 024729568-S1
- 02/12/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 024729568-S1
- 02/12/02 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate - committee sub. 024729568-S1
- 02/12/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/02 House: Read first time
- 02/18/02 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/02 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 House: Read second time
- 02/27/02 House: Read third time
- 02/27/02 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/27/02 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/27/02 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/02 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB445ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/02 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/02 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/17/02 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB445ER2)
- 04/17/02 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/02 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/02 House: Enacted, Chapter 842 (effective 1/1/03)
- 04/18/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0842)