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2006 SESSION
HB 543 Lobbyists; amending registration and disclosure provisions therefor.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Lobbyist registration and disclosure. Makes several amendments to registration and disclosure provisions for lobbyists including (i) raising the threshold for reporting any single entertainment event from $50 to $100, (ii) clarifying provisions for exempting uncompensated lobbyists from registration and disclosure requirements, and (iii) adding a definition of "fair market value." The bill is the recommendation of the HJR 186 (2004) Joint Subcommittee Studying Conflicts of Interests and Lobbyist Disclosure Filings.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065269308 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/06 House: Printed as engrossed 065269308-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB543ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/19/06 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB543ER2) pdf
- 04/19/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065269308
- 01/09/06 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/01/06 House: Reported from Rules with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/06 House: Read first time
- 02/03/06 House: Read second time
- 02/03/06 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/03/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB543E
- 02/03/06 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
- 02/03/06 House: Committee amendment reconsidered
- 02/03/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/06 House: Read second time
- 02/06/06 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/06 House: Amendment by Delegate Griffith agreed to
- 02/06/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB543E
- 02/06/06 House: Printed as engrossed 065269308-E
- 02/07/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/06 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 20-N)
- 02/08/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 20-N)
- 02/08/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/06 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/06 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/07/06 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/07/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/07/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/06 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (90-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 6-N)
- 03/15/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB543ER)
- 03/15/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/06 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/18/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/06 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (55-Y 42-N)
- 04/19/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 42-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/19/06 House: Reenrolled
- 04/19/06 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB543ER2)
- 04/19/06 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/19/06 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/19/06 House: Enacted, Chapter 843 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/19/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843)