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SENATE BILL NO. 219 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 3, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact зз 24.2-502, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 30-101, 30-110 through 30-113, 30-114 through 30-119, and 30-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act and the establishment of the Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission. ---------- Patrons-- Petersen, Deeds and Marsden ---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That зз 24.2-502, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 30-101, 30-110 through 30-113, 30-114 through 30-119, and 30-127 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

з 24.2-502. (Effective until July 1, 2014) Statement of economic interests as requirement of candidacy.

It shall be a requirement of candidacy that a written statement of economic interests shall be filed by (i) a candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, (ii) a candidate for Senate or House of Delegates with the ~~clerk of the appropriate house~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission, (iii) a candidate for a constitutional office with the general registrar for the county or city, and (iv) a candidate for member of the governing body or elected school board of any county, city, or town with a population in excess of 3,500 persons with the general registrar for the county or city. The statement of economic interests shall be that specified in з 30-111 for candidates for the General Assembly and in з 2.2-3117 for all other candidates. The foregoing requirement shall not apply to a candidate for reelection to the same office who has met the requirement of annually filing a statement pursuant to з 2.2-3114, з 2.2-3115, or з 30-110.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth, the ~~clerks of the Senate and House of Delegates~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission, the general registrar, and the clerk of the local governing body shall transmit to the State Board, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates who have filed initial or annual statements of economic interests. The Secretary of the State Board shall notify the appropriate local electoral boards of the filings.

з 24.2-502. (Effective July 1, 2014) Statement of economic interests as requirement of candidacy.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth, the ~~clerks of the Senate and House of Delegates~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission, the general registrar, and the clerk of the local governing body shall transmit to the State Board, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates who have filed initial or annual statements of economic interests. The Commissioner of Elections shall notify the appropriate local electoral boards of the filings.

з 30-101. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Advisory agency" means any board, commission, committee or post which does not exercise any sovereign power or duty, but is appointed by a governmental agency or officer or is created by law for the purpose of making studies or recommendations, or advising or consulting with a governmental agency.

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit.

"Commission" means the Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission established pursuant to з 30-112.

"Contract" means any agreement to which a governmental agency is a party, or any agreement on behalf of a governmental agency which involves the payment of money appropriated by the General Assembly or a political subdivision, whether or not such agreement is executed in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or some political subdivision thereof. "Contract" includes a subcontract only when the contract of which it is a part is with the legislator's own governmental agency.

"Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company, credit union, broker-dealer as defined in subsection A of з 13.1-501, or investment company or advisor registered under the federal Investment Advisors Act or Investment Company Act of 1940.

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. "Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from relatives. For the purpose of this definition, "relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse.

"Governmental agency" means each component part of the legislative, executive or judicial branches of state and local government, including each office, department, authority, post, commission, committee, and each institution or board created by law to exercise some regulatory or sovereign power or duty as distinguished from purely advisory powers or duties.

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the legislator, who is a dependent of the legislator or of whom the legislator is a dependent. "Dependent" means a son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister or other person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, if such person receives from the legislator, or provides to the legislator, more than one-half of his financial support.

"Legislator" means a member of the General Assembly.

"Personal interest" means a financial benefit or liability accruing to a legislator or to a member of his immediate family. Such interest shall exist by reason of (i) ownership in a business if the ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business; (ii) annual income that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to exceed, $10,000 from ownership in real or personal property or a business; (iii) salary, other compensation, fringe benefits, or benefits from the use of property, or any combination thereof, paid or provided by a business that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to exceed, $10,000 annually; (iv) ownership of real or personal property if the interest exceeds $10,000 in value and excluding ownership in a business, income, or salary, other compensation, fringe benefits or benefits from the use of property; or (v) personal liability incurred or assumed on behalf of a business if the liability exceeds three percent of the asset value of the business.

"Personal interest in a contract" means a personal interest which a legislator has in a contract with a governmental agency, whether due to his being a party to the contract or due to a personal interest in a business which is a party to the contract.

"Personal interest in a transaction" means a personal interest of a legislator in any matter considered by the General Assembly. Such personal interest exists when an officer or employee or a member of his immediate family has a personal interest in property or a business, or represents any individual or business and such property, business or represented individual or business (i) is the subject of the transaction or (ii) may realize a reasonably foreseeable direct or indirect benefit or detriment as a result of the action of the agency considering the transaction. A "personal interest in a transaction" exists only if the legislator or member of his immediate family or an individual or business represented by the legislator is affected in a way that is substantially different from the general public or from persons comprising a profession, occupation, trade, business or other comparable and generally recognizable class or group of which he or the individual or business he represents is a member.

"Transaction" means any matter considered by the General Assembly, whether in a committee, subcommittee, or other entity of the General Assembly or before the General Assembly itself, on which official action is taken or contemplated.

з 30-110. Disclosure.

A. Every legislator and legislator-elect shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of his personal interests and such other information as is specified on the form set forth in з 30-111 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before January 8. When the filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the disclosure statement shall be filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Disclosure forms shall be provided by the ~~clerk of the appropriate house~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission to each legislator and legislator-elect not later than November 30 of each year. Members of the ~~Senate shall file their disclosure forms with the Clerk of the Senate and members of the House of Delegates~~ General Assembly shall file their disclosure forms with the ~~Clerk of the House of Delegates~~ Commission. The disclosure forms of the members of the General Assembly shall be maintained as public records for five years in the office of the ~~clerk of the appropriate house~~ Commission.

B. Candidates for the General Assembly shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by зз 24.2-500 through 24.2-503.

C. Any legislator who has a personal interest in any transaction pending before the General Assembly and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to з 30-108 and the rules of his house shall disclose his interest in accordance with the applicable rule of his house.

з 30-111. Disclosure form.

A. The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and B of з 30-110 shall be substantially as follows:


а аааааааааааааааааааааааSTATEMENTаOFаECONOMICаINTERESTS.
а Nameа....................................................................
а Officeаorаpositionаheldаorаsoughtа.......................................
а Homeаaddressа............................................................
а Namesаofаmembersаofаimmediateаfamilyа....................................

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL.

"Close financial association" means an association in which the filer shares significant financial involvement with an individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business activities and would have access to the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial association" does not mean an association based on (i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation from a business by which the legislator is no longer employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation for work performed by the legislator as an independent contractor of a business that represents an entity before any state governmental agency when the legislator has had no communications with the state governmental agency.

"Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or determined in the future with the occurrence of some certain event.

"Dependent" means any person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, who receives from the legislator, or provides to the legislator, more than one-half of his financial support.

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. "Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from relatives. "Relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse.

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the legislator, who is a dependent of the legislator or of whom the legislator is a dependent.

"Lobbyist relationship" means (i) an engagement, agreement, or representation that relates to legal services, consulting services, or public relations services, whether gratuitous or for compensation, between a member or member-elect and any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, or (ii) a greater than three percent ownership interest by a member or member-elect in a business that employs, or engages as an independent contractor, any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The disclosure of a lobbyist relationship shall not (i) constitute a waiver of any attorney-client or other privilege, (ii) require a waiver of any attorney-client or other privilege for a third party, or (iii) be required where a member or member-elect is employed or engaged by a person and such person also employs or engages a person in a lobbyist relationship so long as the member or member-elect has no financial interest in the lobbyist relationship.

TRUST. If you or your immediate family, separately or together, are the only beneficiaries of a trust, treat the trust's assets as if you own them directly. If you or your immediate family has a proportional interest in a trust, treat that proportion of the trust's assets as if you own them directly. For example, if you and your immediate family have a one-third interest in a trust, complete your Statement as if you own one-third of each of the trust's assets. If you or a member of your immediate family created a trust and can revoke it without the beneficiaries' consent, treat its assets as if you own them directly.

REPORT TO THE BEST OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Information required on this Statement must be provided on the basis of the best knowledge, information and belief of the individual filing the Statement as of the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

COMPLETE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11. REFER TO SCHEDULES ONLY IF DIRECTED.

You may attach additional explanatory information.

1. Offices and Directorships.

Are you or a member of your immediate family a paid officer or paid director of a business?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule A.

2. Personal Liabilities.

Do you or a member of your immediate family owe more than $10,000 to any one creditor including contingent liabilities? (Exclude debts to any government and loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.)

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule B.

3. Securities.

Do you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $10,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule C.

4. Payments for Talks, Meetings, and Publications.

During the past 12 months did you receive lodging, transportation, money, or anything else of value with a combined value exceeding $200 for a single talk, meeting, or published work in your capacity as a legislator? Do not include payments and reimbursements from the Commonwealth for meetings attended in your capacity as a legislator; see Question 11 and Schedule D2 to report such meetings.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D.

5. Gifts.

During the past 12 months did a business, government, or individual other than a relative or personal friend (i) furnish you with any gift or entertainment at a single event, and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value or (ii) furnish you with gifts or entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total value; and for which you neither paid nor rendered services in exchange? Account for entertainment events only if the average value per person attending the event exceeded $50 in value. Account for all business entertainment (except if related to your private profession or occupation) even if unrelated to your official duties.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule E.

6. Salary and Wages.

List each employer that pays you or a member of your immediate family salary or wages in excess of $10,000 annually. (Exclude any salary received as a member of the General Assembly pursuant to з 30-19.11.)

If no reportable salary or wages, check here / / .

______________________________________________________________________

7. Business Interests and Lobbyist Relationships.

7A. Do you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, operate your own business, or own or control an interest in excess of $10,000 in a business?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F-1.

7B. Do you have a lobbyist relationship as that term is defined above?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F-2.

8. Payments for Representation and Other Services.

8A. Did you represent any businesses before any state governmental agencies, excluding courts or judges, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000, excluding compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-1.

8B. Subject to the same exceptions as in 8A, did persons with whom you have a close financial association (partners, associates or others) represent any businesses before any state governmental agency for which total compensation was received during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-2.

8C. Did you or persons with whom you have a close financial association furnish services to businesses operating in Virginia, pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you have a close financial association and such businesses for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received during the past 12 months? Services reported under this provision shall not include services involving the representation of businesses that are reported under question 8A or 8B above.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-3.

9. Real Estate.

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, valued at $10,000 or more in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H.

10. Real Estate Contracts with State Governmental Agencies.

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest valued at more than $10,000 in real estate, including a corporate, partnership, or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, which real estate is the subject of a contract, whether pending or completed within the past 12 months, with a state governmental agency?

If the real estate contract provides for the leasing of the property to a state governmental agency, do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest in the real estate, including a corporate, partnership, or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract valued at more than $1,000? Account for all such contracts whether or not your interest is reported in Schedule F or H. This requirement to disclose an interest in a lease does not apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule I.

11. Payments by the Commonwealth for Meetings.

During the past 12 months did you receive lodging, transportation, money, or anything else of value with a combined value exceeding $200 from the Commonwealth for a single meeting attended out-of-state in your capacity as a legislator? Do not include reimbursements from the Commonwealth for meetings attended in the Commonwealth.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D-2.

Statements of Economic Interests are open for public inspection.

AFFIRMATION.

In accordance with the rules of the house in which I serve, if I receive a request that this disclosure statement be corrected, augmented, or revised in any respect, I hereby pledge that I shall respond promptly to the request. I understand that if a determination is made that the statement is insufficient, I will satisfy such request or be subjected to disciplinary action of my house.

I swear or affirm that the foregoing information is full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.


а Signatureа________________________________
а CommonwealthаofаVirginia
а ________аofа________аtoаwit:
а Theаforegoingаdisclosureаformаwasаacknowledgedаbeforeаme
а Thisа________аdayаofа____________,а20____,аbyа______________
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааNotaryаPublic
а Myаcommissionаexpiresа________________________


а (ReturnаonlyаifаneededаtoаcompleteаStatement.)
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а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааSTATEMENTаOFаECONOMICаINTERESTS.

NAME ________________________________

SCHEDULE A - OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS.

Identify each business of which you or a member of your immediate family is a paid officer or paid director.

_________________________________________________________________________
а 
а NameаofаBusinessааааааааAddressаofаBusinessаааааааPositionаHeld
а _____________________ааа_______________________ааа_______________________
а _____________________ааа_______________________ааа_______________________
а _____________________ааа_______________________ааа_______________________
а _____________________ааа_______________________ааа_______________________
а _________________________________________________________________________
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа2

SCHEDULE B - PERSONAL LIABILITIES.

Report personal liability by checking each category. Report only debts in excess of $10,000. Do not report debts to any government. Do not report loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.

Report contingent liabilities below and indicate which debts are contingent.

1. My personal debts are as follows:

__________________________________________________________________________
а 
а аааааааCheckаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааCheckаone
а ааааappropriateааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа$10,001аtoаааMoreаthan
а аааааcategoriesааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа$50,000аааааа$50,000
а Banksааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Savingsаinstitutionsаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Otherаloanаorаfinanceаcompaniesааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Insuranceаcompaniesааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Stock,аcommodityаorаotherаbrokerage
а аааcompaniesаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Otherаbusinesses:
а (Stateаprincipalаbusinessаactivityаforаeach
а аааcreditor.)ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а Individualаcreditors:
а (Stateаprincipalаbusinessаorаoccupationаof
а аааeachаcreditor.)аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а __________________________________________________________________________

2. The personal debts of the members of my immediate family are as follows:

__________________________________________________________________________
а 
а аааааааCheckаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааCheckаone
а ааааappropriateааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа$10,001аtoаааMoreаthan
а аааааcategoriesааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа$50,000аааааа$50,000
а Banksааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Savingsаinstitutionsаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Otherаloanаorаfinanceаcompaniesааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Insuranceаcompaniesааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Stock,аcommodityаorаotherаbrokerage
а аааcompaniesаааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а Otherаbusinesses:
а (Stateаprincipalаbusinessаactivityаforаeach
а аааcreditor.)ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а Individualаcreditors:
а (Stateаprincipalаbusinessаorаoccupationаof
а аааeachаcreditor.)аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а ____________________________________________аааааааа__________ааа_________
а __________________________________________________________________________
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа3

SCHEDULE C - SECURITIES.


а "Securities"аINCLUDESаstocks,аbonds,ааааа"Securities"аEXCLUDES
а аmutualаfunds,аlimitedаpartnerships,ааааааcertificatesаofаdeposit,
а аandаcommodityаfuturesаcontracts.аааааааааmoneyаmarketаfunds,аannuity
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааcontracts,аandаinsuranceаpolicies.

Identify each business or Virginia governmental entity in which you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $10,000. Name each entity and type of security individually.

Do not list U.S. Bonds or other government securities not issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or its authorities, agencies, or local governments. Do not list organizations that do not do business in this Commonwealth, but most major businesses conduct business in Virginia. Account for securities held in trust.

If no reportable securities, check here / / .

__________________________________________________________________________
а 
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааCheckаone
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааTypeаofаSecurityаааа$10,001ааа$50,001аааааMore
а ааааааааааааааааTypeаofааа(stocks,аbonds,аааааааtoааааааааtoааааааааthan
а NameаofаIssuerааEntityаааmutualаfunds,аetc.)аа$50,000ааа$250,000аа$250,000
а ______________аа_______аа___________________аа________аа________аа________
а ______________аа_______аа___________________аа________аа________аа________
а ______________аа_______аа___________________аа________аа________аа________
а ______________аа_______аа___________________аа________аа________аа________
а __________________________________________________________________________
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа4

SCHEDULE D-1 - PAYMENTS FOR TALKS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS.

List each source from which you received during the past 12 months lodging, transportation, money, or any other thing of value (excluding meals or drinks coincident with a meeting) with a combined value exceeding $200 for your presentation of a single talk, participation in one meeting, or publication of a work in your capacity as a legislator. Do not list payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth. (See Schedule D-2 for such payments or reimbursements.) List a payment even if you donated it to charity. Do not list information about a payment if you returned it within 60 days or if you received it from an employer already listed under Item 6 or from a source of income listed on Schedule F.

If no payment must be listed, check here / / .

__________________________________________________________________________
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а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааTypeаofаPayment
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа(e.g.,аHonoraria,
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааTravelаreimburse-
а PayerаааааааааааааааApproximateаValueаааCircumstancesааааment,аetc.)
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________________________________________________________________
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа5

SCHEDULE D-2 - PAYMENTS BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR MEETINGS.

List each meeting for which the Commonwealth provided payments or reimbursements during the past 12 months to you for lodging, transportation, money, or any other thing of value (excluding meals or drinks coincident with a meeting) with a combined value exceeding $200 for your participation in your capacity as a legislator. Do not list payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth for meetings or travel within the Commonwealth.

If no payment must be listed, check here / / .

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а 
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааTypeаofаPayment
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа(e.g.,аTravel
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааreimbursement,
а PayerаааааааааааааааApproximateаValueаааCircumstancesааааetc.)
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________аа__________________аа_______________аа_________________
а __________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE E - GIFTS.

List each business, governmental entity, or individual that, during the past 12 months, (i) furnished you with any gift or entertainment at a single event and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value, or (ii) furnished you with gifts or entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total value; and for which you neither paid nor rendered services in exchange. List each such gift or event.

Do not list entertainment events unless the average value per person attending the event exceeded $50 in value. Do not list business entertainment related to your private profession or occupation. Do not list gifts or other things of value given by a relative or personal friend for reasons clearly unrelated to your public position. Do not list campaign contributions publicly reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (з 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia.

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а 
а NameаofаBusiness,аааааааааCityаor
а Organization,аorааааааааааCounty
а IndividualааааааааааааааааandаStateааGiftаorаEventаааааApproximateаValue
а ________________________аа_________аа________________аа__________________
а ________________________аа_________аа________________аа__________________
а ________________________аа_________аа________________аа__________________
а ________________________аа_________аа________________аа__________________
а _________________________________________________________________________
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа6

SCHEDULE F-1 - BUSINESS INTERESTS.

Complete this Schedule for each self-owned or family-owned business (including rental property, a farm, or consulting work), partnership, or corporation in which you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, own an interest having a value in excess of $10,000.

If the enterprise is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list that name; otherwise, merely explain the nature of the enterprise. If rental property is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list the name only; otherwise, give the address of each property. Account for business interests held in trust.

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а 
а Nameаof
а Business
а Corporation,
а Partnership,аааааааааааааааNatureаofаааааааааааааааааGrossаincome
а Farm;ааааааааааааааааааааааEnterprise
а AddressаofаааааааCityаorааа(farming,ааааааааааааааааааа$50,001аааааMore
а RentalаааааааааааCountyааааlaw,аrentalаааааааа$50,000ааааtoааааааааthan
а PropertyааааааааandаStateааproperty,аetc.)ааааorаlessаа$250,000аа$250,000
а ______________аа_________аа_________________аа_______аа________аа________
а ______________аа_________аа_________________аа_______аа________аа________
а ______________аа_________аа_________________аа_______аа________аа________
а ______________аа_________аа_________________аа_______аа________аа________
а _________________________________________________________________________
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа8

SCHEDULE F-2 - LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIPS AND PAYMENTS.

Complete this Schedule for each lobbyist relationship with the following:

(i) any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, or

(ii) any business in which you have a greater than three percent ownership interest and that business employs, or engages as an independent contractor, any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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а 
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааPaymentsаto
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааLobbyist
а ListаeachаpersonаааDescribeаeachаааDatesаofаааааааааа$10,000аааааMoreаthan
а orаbusinessааааааааrelationshipааааrelationshipааааааorаlessааааа$10,0001
а _________________аа______________аа______________аа___________аа___________
а _________________аа______________аа______________аа___________аа___________
а _________________аа______________аа______________аа___________аа___________
а _________________аа______________аа______________аа___________аа___________
а _________________аа______________аа______________аа___________аа___________
а ___________________________________________________________________________

THE DISCLOSURE OF A LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP SHALL NOT (I) CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PRIVILEGE, (II) REQUIRE A WAIVER OF ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PRIVILEGE FOR A THIRD PARTY, OR (III) BE REQUIRED WHERE A MEMBER OR MEMBER-ELECT IS EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED BY A PERSON AND SUCH PERSON ALSO EMPLOYS OR ENGAGES A PERSON IN A LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP SO LONG AS THE MEMBER OR MEMBER-ELECT HAS NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP.

SCHEDULE G-1 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY YOU.

List the businesses you represented before any state governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000, excluding compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers filed by you.

Identify each business, the nature of the representation and the amount received by dollar category from each such business. You may state the type, rather than name, of the business if you are required by law not to reveal the name of the business represented by you.

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а 
а ааааааааааааааPur-
а ааааааааааааааposeаааааааааааааааааааааааааааAmountаReceived
а NameаааTypeаааof
а ofаааааofаааааRepre-аNameааа$1,001аа$10,001а$50,001аа$100,001
а Busi-ааBusi-ааsenta-аofаааааааtoааааааtoааааааtoаааааааtoааааа$250,001
а nessаааnessаааtionаааAgencyа$10,000а$50,000а$100,000а$250,000аandаover
а ______а______а______а______а_______а_______а________а________а________
а ______а______а______а______а_______а_______а________а________а________
а ______а______а______а______а_______а_______а________а________а________
а ______а______а______а______а_______а_______а________а________а________
а ______________________________________________________________________

If you have received $250,001 or more from a single business within the reporting period, indicate the amount received, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Amount Received: ______________.

SCHEDULE G-2 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY ASSOCIATES.

List the businesses that have been represented before any state governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons who are your partners, associates or others with whom you have a close financial association and who received total compensation in excess of $1,000 for such representation during the past 12 months, excluding representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers filed by your partners, associates or others with whom you have a close financial association.

Identify such businesses by type and also name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf of such businesses.

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а 
а TypeаofаBusinessааааааааааааааааNameаofаStateаGovernmentalаAgency
а _____________________________ааа______________________________________
а _____________________________ааа______________________________________
а _____________________________ааа______________________________________
а _____________________________ааа______________________________________
а ______________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE G-3 - PAYMENTS FOR OTHER SERVICES GENERALLY.

Indicate below types of businesses that operate in Virginia to which services were furnished by you or persons with whom you have a close financial association pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you have a close financial association and such businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received during the past 12 months. Services reported in this Schedule shall not include services involving the representation of businesses that are reported in Schedule G-1 or G-2 above.

Identify opposite each category of businesses listed below (i) the type of business, (ii) the type of service rendered and (iii) the value by dollar category of the compensation received for all businesses falling within each category.

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а 
а ааааааааааааааааааааCheckа
а ааааааааааааааааааааifааааType
а ааааааааааааааааааааser-ааofааааааааааааааValueаofаCompensation
а ааааааааааааааааааааvicesаser-
а ааааааааааааааааааааwereааviceаа$1,001аа$10,001аа$50,001а$100,001
а ааааааааааааааааааааren-ааren-ааааtoааааааtoаааааааtoааааааtoааааа$250,001
а ааааааааааааааааааааderedаderedа$10,000а$50,000а$100,000а$250,000аandаover
а Electricаutilitiesаа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Gasаutilitiesааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Telephoneаutilitiesа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Waterаutilitiesааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Cableаtelevision
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Interstate
а ааtransportation
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Intrastate
а ааtransportation
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Oilаorаgasаretail
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Banksааааааааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Savings
а ааinstitutionsаааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Loanаorаfinance
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Manufacturing
а ааcompaniesа(state
а ааtypeаofаproduct,
а ааe.g.,аtextile,
а ааfurniture,аetc.)аа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Miningаcompaniesаааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Lifeаinsurance
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Casualtyаinsurance
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Otherаinsurance
а ааcompaniesааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Retailаcompaniesаааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Beer,аwineаor
а ааliquorаcompanies
а ааorаdistributorsааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Tradeаassociationsаа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Professional
а ааassociationsаааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Associationsаof
а ааpublicаemployees
а ааorаofficialsаааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Counties,аcities
а ааorаtownsаааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Laborаorganizationsа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а Otherааааааааааааааа_____а_____а_______а_______а________а________а________
а __________________________________________________________________________
а ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа9

SCHEDULE H - REAL ESTATE.

List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a partnership interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. Each parcel must be listed individually.

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а 
а ааааааааааааааааааааааDescribeаtheаtypeаofаrealааа
а ааааааааааааааааааааааestateаyouаownаinаeachаааааа
а Listаtheаlocationаааааlocationа(business,аааааааааIfаtheаrealаestateаis
а (state,аandаcountyааааrecreational,аapartment,ааааownedаorаrecordedаin
а orаcityаwhereаyouаааааcommercial,аopenаland,ааааааaаnameаotherаthanаyour
а ownаrealаestateаааааааetc.)аааааааааааааааааааааааown,аlistаthatаname
а ___________________ааа_________________________ааа______________________
а ___________________ааа_________________________ааа______________________
а ___________________ааа_________________________ааа______________________
а ___________________ааа_________________________ааа______________________
а ___________________ааа_________________________ааа______________________
а ________________________________________________________________________
а аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааRETURNаTOаITEMа10

SCHEDULE I - REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS WITH STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.

List all contracts, whether pending or completed within the past 12 months, with a state governmental agency for the sale or exchange of real estate in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a corporate, partnership or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. List all contracts with a state governmental agency for the lease of real estate in which you or a member of your immediate family holds such an interest valued at $1,000 or more. This requirement to disclose an interest in a lease does not apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business.

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а 
а Listаyourаreal
а estateаinterestаand
а theаpersonаorаentity,
а includingаtheаtypeаof
а entity,аwhichаis
а partyаtoаtheаcontract.ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааStateаtheаannual
а Describeаanyааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааincomeаfromаthe
а managementаroleаandааааааListаeachааааааааааааааааааcontract,аandаthe
а theаpercentageаааааааааааgovernmentalаagencyааааааааamount,аifаany,аof
а ownershipаinterestаааааааwhichаisаaаpartyаtoааааааааincomeаyouаorаany
а youаorаyourаimmediateааааtheаcontractаandаааааааааааimmediateаfamily
а familyаmemberаhasаinаааааindicateаtheаcountyааааааааmemberаderives
а theаrealаestateааааааааааorаcityаwhereаtheааааааааааannuallyаfrom
а orаentity.аааааааааааааааrealаestateаisаlocated.ааааtheаcontract.
а ______________________ааа________________________ааа___________________
а ______________________ааа________________________ааа___________________
а ______________________ааа________________________ааа___________________
а ______________________ааа________________________ааа___________________
а ______________________ааа________________________ааа___________________
а _______________________________________________________________________

B. Any legislator who makes a knowing misstatement of a material fact on the Statement of Economic Interests shall be subject to disciplinary action for such violations by the house in which the legislator sits.

C. ~~In accordance with the rules of each house,~~ The Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission shall review the Statement of Economic Interests of all members of ~~each house shall be reviewed~~ the General Assembly. If a legislator's Statement is found to be inadequate as filed, the legislator shall be notified in writing and directed to file an amended Statement correcting the indicated deficiencies, and a time shall be set within which such amendment shall be filed. If the Statement of Economic Interests, in either its original or amended form, is found to be adequate as filed, the legislator's filing shall be deemed in full compliance with this section as to the information disclosed thereon.

D. Ten percent of the membership of a house, on the basis of newly discovered facts, may in writing request the house in which those members sit, in accordance with the rules of that house, to review the Statement of Economic Interests of another member of that house in order to determine the adequacy of his filing. In accordance with the rules of each house, each Statement of Economic Interests shall be promptly reviewed, the adequacy of the filing determined, and notice given in writing to the legislator whose Statement is in issue. Should it be determined that the Statement requires correction, augmentation or revision, the legislator involved shall be directed to make the changes required within such time as shall be set under the rules of each house.

If a legislator, after having been notified in writing ~~in accordance with the rules of the house in which he sits~~ by the Commission that his Statement is inadequate as filed, fails to amend his Statement so as to come into compliance within the time limit set, the Commission shall refer the matter to the house in which he sits, and he shall be subject to disciplinary action by the house in which he sits. No legislator shall vote on any question relating to his own Statement.

з 30-112. Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses.

A. The ~~Senate Ethics Advisory Panel and the House Ethics Advisory Panel are~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission is established in the legislative branch of state government. ~~The provisions of зз 30-112 through 30-119 shall be applicable to each panel.~~

B. The ~~Senate Ethics Advisory Panel~~ Commission shall be composed of ~~five~~ seven nonlegislative citizen members~~: three of whom shall be former members of the Senate; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large who have not previously held such office~~, two of whom shall be former members of the House of Delegates, nominated by the Speaker; two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large and shall not have held or hold elective office, nominated by the Speaker; one of whom shall be a former member of the Senate, nominated by the Committee on Rules of the Senate; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large and shall not have held or hold elective office, nominated by the Senate Committee on Rules. All members of the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under з 2.2-422 during his tenure on the ~~Panel~~ Commission.

The members shall be nominated by the Committee on Rules of the Senate and confirmed by the Senate. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel.

C. The House Ethics Advisory Panel shall be composed of five nonlegislative citizen members: one of whom shall be a retired justice or judge of a court of record; two of whom shall be former members of the House of Delegates; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large, at least one of whom shall not have previously held such office. All members of the Panel shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under з 2.2-422 during his tenure on the Panel.

The members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and confirmed by the House of Delegates. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel.

~~D. Each panel~~ C. The Commission shall elect its own chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership.

E. D. No member shall serve more than three successive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled only for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment.

~~F. Three~~ E. Four members shall constitute a quorum on ~~each panel~~ the Commission. A vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all powers of the ~~Panel~~ Commission. Meetings ~~of each panel~~ shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

G. F. The members ~~of each panel~~, while serving on the business of the ~~Panel~~ Commission, are performing legislative duties and shall be entitled to the compensation and reimbursement of expenses to which members of the General Assembly are entitled when performing legislative duties pursuant to зз 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825, and 30-19.12. Funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the members ~~of the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel~~ shall be ~~provided~~ by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and the funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the House Ethics Advisory Panel shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates pursuant to the appropriation act.

з 30-113. Powers and duties of the Commission.

The powers and duties of the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall be applied and used only in relation to members ~~of the respective house~~ of the General Assembly ~~for which it is created~~. The ~~Panel~~ Commission shall establish its rules of procedure, including rules for the conduct of open meetings and hearings.

з 30-114. Filing of complaints; procedures; disposition.

A. In response to the signed and sworn complaint of any citizen of the Commonwealth, which is subscribed by the maker as true under penalty of perjury, submitted to the ~~Panel~~ Commission, the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall inquire into any alleged violation of Articles 2 (з 30-102 et seq.) through 5 (з 30-109 et seq.) ~~of this chapter~~ by any member ~~of the respective house~~ of the General Assembly in his current term or his immediate prior term. Complaints shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Legislative Services, who shall promptly (i) submit the complaint to the chairman of the ~~appropriate Panel~~ Commission and (ii) forward a copy of the complaint to the legislator named in the complaint. The chairman shall promptly notify the ~~Panel~~ Commission of the complaint. No complaint shall be filed with the ~~Panel~~ Commission 60 or fewer days before a primary election or other nominating event or before a general election in which the cited legislator is running for office, and the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall not accept or act on any complaint received during this period.

B. The ~~Panel~~ Commission shall determine, during its preliminary investigation, whether the facts stated in the complaint taken as true are sufficient to show a violation of Articles 2 (з 30-102 et seq.) through 5 (з 30-109 et seq.) ~~of this chapter~~. If the facts, as stated in the complaint, fail to give rise to such a violation, then the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall dismiss the complaint. If the facts, as stated in the complaint, give rise to such a violation, then the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall request that the complainant appear and testify under oath as to the complaint and the allegations therein. After hearing the testimony and reviewing any other evidence provided by the complainant, the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall dismiss the complaint if the ~~Panel~~ Commission fails to find by a preponderance of the evidence that such violation has occurred. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission finds otherwise, it shall proceed with the inquiry.

C. If after such preliminary investigation, the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines to proceed with an inquiry into the conduct of any legislator, the ~~Panel~~ Commission (i) shall immediately notify in writing the individual who filed the complaint and the cited legislator as to the fact of the inquiry and the charges against the legislator and (ii) shall schedule one or more hearings on the matter. The legislator shall have the right to present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, face and examine the accuser, and be represented by counsel at any hearings. In its discretion, the ~~Panel~~ Commission may grant the legislator any other rights or privileges not specifically enumerated in this subsection. Once the ~~Panel~~ Commission has determined to proceed with an inquiry, its meetings and hearings shall be open to the public.

D. Once the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines to proceed with an inquiry into the conduct of any legislator, ~~the Panel~~ it shall complete its investigations and dispose of the matter as provided in з 30-116 notwithstanding the resignation of the legislator during the course of ~~the Panel's~~ its proceedings.

з 30-115. Subpoenas.

The ~~Panel~~ Commission may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents, books, or other records. ~~The Panel~~ It may apply to the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to compel obedience to ~~the~~ its subpoenas ~~of the Panel~~. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, every state and local governmental agency, and units and subdivisions thereof, shall make available to the ~~Panel~~ Commission any documents, records, data, statements, or other information, except tax returns or information relating thereto, ~~which~~ that the ~~Panel~~ Commission designates as being necessary for the exercise of its powers and duties.

з 30-116. Disposition of cases.

Within 120 days of the chairman's forwarding the signed and sworn complaint to the ~~Panel~~ Commission, the ~~Panel~~ Commission, or a majority of its members acting in its name, shall dispose of the matter in one of the following ways:

1. a. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines in its preliminary investigation that the complaint is without merit, ~~the Panel~~ it shall dismiss the complaint, so advise the complainant and legislator, and take no further action. In such case, the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall retain its records and findings in confidence unless the legislator under inquiry requests in writing that the records and findings be made public.

b. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines in the course of its proceedings that the facts and evidence show that the complaint is without merit, ~~the Panel~~ it shall dismiss the complaint, so advise the complainant and legislator, and report its action to the Clerk of the appropriate house, for the information of the House or Senate.

2. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the legislator has violated the provisions of this chapter but that the violation was not made knowingly, ~~the Panel~~ it shall refer the matter by a written report setting forth its findings and the reasons therefor to the appropriate house of the General Assembly for appropriate action. All ~~Panel~~ Commission reports, which are advisory only, shall be delivered to the Clerk of the appropriate house, who shall refer the report to the Committee on Privileges and Elections in accordance with the rules of the appropriate house. Said Committee shall in all cases report, after due hearings and consideration, its determination of the matter and its recommendations and reasons for its resolves to the appropriate house. If the Committee deems disciplinary action warranted, it shall report a resolution to express such action. The appropriate house as a whole shall then consider the resolution, and if it finds the legislator in violation of any provision of this chapter, it may by recorded vote take such disciplinary action as it deems warranted.

3. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the legislator knowingly violated any provision of Article 2 (з 30-102 et seq.), 3 (з 30-104 et seq.), 4 (з 30-107 et seq.) or 5 (з 30-109 et seq.) ~~of this chapter~~, except з 30-108 or subsection C of з 30-110, it shall refer the matter by a written report setting forth its findings and the reasons therefor to the Attorney General for such action he deems appropriate. The ~~Panel~~ Commission shall also file its report with the Clerk of the appropriate house, who shall refer the report in accordance with the rules of his house. In the event the Attorney General determines not to prosecute the alleged violation, he shall notify the Clerk of the appropriate house of his determination and the Clerk shall send the report to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. The matter shall thereafter be handled in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 2.

4. If the ~~Panel~~ Commission determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the legislator has violated з 30-108 or subsection C of з 30-110, it shall refer the matter by a written report to the appropriate house pursuant to subdivision 2. As its first order of business other than organizational matters and committee work, the house in which the member sits shall immediately upon the convening of the next regular or special session take up and dispose of the matter by taking one or more of the following actions: (i) dismiss the complaint; (ii) sustain the complaint and reprimand the member; (iii) sustain the complaint, censure the member, and strip the member of his seniority; (iv) sustain the complaint and expel the member by a two-thirds vote of the elected members; (v) in the event the house finds a knowing violation, it shall refer the matter to the Attorney General pursuant to subdivision 3.

5. The ~~Panel~~ Commission shall make public any report that it makes pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 1 b, 2, 3, or 4 on the date it refers its report.

з 30-117. Confidentiality of proceedings.

All proceedings during the investigation of any complaint by the ~~Panel~~ Commission shall be confidential. This rule of confidentiality shall apply to ~~Panel~~ Commission members and their staff, the Committee on Privileges and Elections and its staff, and the Division of Legislative Services.

з 30-118. Staff for Commission.

The ~~Panel~~ Commission may hire staff and outside counsel to assist the Panel and to conduct examinations of witnesses, subject to the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel and subject to the approval of the Speaker of the House of Delegates for the House Ethics Advisory Panel. The ~~Panel~~ Commission may have the Director of the Division of Legislative Services, and such additional staff as he may assign, assist ~~the Panel~~ it during its preliminary investigation and during its proceedings.

з 30-119. Jurisdiction of Commission.

The ~~Senate and House Ethics Advisory Panels~~ Commission shall have jurisdiction over any complaint alleging a violation of Articles 2 (з 30-102 et seq.) through 5 (з 30-109 et seq.) ~~of this chapter~~ that occurs on or after ~~August 1, 1987, and over any complaint alleging a violation of the Comprehensive Conflict of Interests Act occurring after July 1, 1984, and prior to August 1, 1987~~ January 10, 2007.

з 30-127. Criminal prosecutions.

A. Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted notwithstanding the jurisdiction of, or any pending proceeding before, the ~~House or Senate Ethics Advisory Panel~~ Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall limit or affect the application of other criminal statutes and penalties as provided in the Code of Virginia, including but not limited to bribery, embezzlement, perjury, conspiracy, fraud, and violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act Chapter 9.3 (з 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2.

2. That the initial appointments of the members to the Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission shall be staggered as follows: one former member of the House of Delegates and one citizen member at large for a term of two years appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one former member of the House of Delegates and one citizen member at large for a term of four years appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one citizen member at large for a term of two years appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one former member of the Senate and one citizen member at large for a term of four years appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

3. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to з 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.