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2015 SESSION
HB 2070 Conflicts of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't & General Assembly, etc.; ethics reforms.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, and Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; certain gifts prohibited; approvals required for certain travel. Removes the distinction between tangible and intangible gifts and prohibits any state or local officer or employee, member of the General Assembly, and certain candidates from soliciting, accepting, or receiving within any calendar year a single gift with a value exceeding $100 or a combination of gifts with a value exceeding $100 from certain persons; however, such prohibition does not apply to gifts from personal friends. The bill also prohibits the immediate family of such officers, employees, members, or candidates from soliciting, accepting, or receiving such gifts. The bill provides an exception for gifts received at widely attended events, which are those events at which at least 25 persons have been invited to attend or there is a reasonable expectation that at least 25 persons will attend the event. The bill requires disclosure of any single gift or entertainment, or any combination of gifts or entertainment, with a value exceeding $50. The bill also requires persons subject to the Conflict of Interest Acts to request approval from the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) and receive the approval of the Council prior to accepting or receiving any travel-related transportation, lodging, meal, hospitality, or other thing of value provided by certain third parties that has a value exceeding $100. The bill modifies the current composition of the Council, reducing the number of members from 15 to 9 and requires that there be bipartisan balance of the General Assembly members appointed to the Council. The bill requires electronic filing of disclosure forms with the Council and provides that local officers and employees will file disclosure forms locally instead of with the Council. The bill provides that the making of a knowing and intentional false statement on a disclosure form is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also prohibits the Governor, his campaign committee, and any political action committee established on his behalf from knowingly soliciting or accepting a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater than $100 from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund (the Fund), restricts such gifts and contributions from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Fund, and provides that any violation shall result in a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2016, except the provisions of the bill related to the Council and its duties become effective July 1, 2015. This bill incorporates HB 1598, HB 1667, HB 1689, HB 1919, HB 1947, and HB 2060 and is identical to SB 1424.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101176D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104752D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105363D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/15 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 15105363D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/15 House: Conference substitute printed 15105593D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2070ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/17/15 House: Printed as reengrossed 15105593D-E2 pdf
- 04/17/15 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2070ER2) pdf
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101176D
- 01/14/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Ethics
- 02/04/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104752D-H1
- 02/04/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1667
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1919
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1947
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1689
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB2060
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporates HB1598
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104752D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2070H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105363D-S1
- 02/20/15 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 15105363D-S1
- 02/23/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105123D-S1
- 02/24/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2070S1
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-N 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/15 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105123D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/25/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/15 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/15 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Minchew, McClellan
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senators: Norment, Watkins, Howell
- 02/27/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/15 House: Conference substitute printed 15105593D-H2
- 02/27/15 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/27/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2070ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/27/15 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/14/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 House: Passed by for the day
- 04/17/15 House: Motion that Governor recommendation is not specific and severable is agreed to (80-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: NOT SPECIFIC AND SEVERABLE (80-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Constitutional readings dispensed (81-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: Constitutional RDGS Dispense (81-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #3, 8-16, 24-26, 29-32, 37-39, 43, 47-49 by Delegate Gilbert agreed to
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #1, 2, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33 and 34 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendment #17 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (27-Y 54-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 54-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #22, 23, 27, 28, 35 and 36 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (30-Y 50-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 50-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendment #40 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #41 and 42 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #44, 45 and 46 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (29-Y 52-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (29-Y 52-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Amendments #6 and 7 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Reengrossed by House as amended HB2070E2
- 04/17/15 House: Passed House (81-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Printed as reengrossed 15105593D-E2
- 04/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 04/17/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 04/17/15 Senate: Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Read second time
- 04/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
- 04/17/15 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/15 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2070ER2)
- 04/17/15 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/15 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/15 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/30/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 763 (effective - see bill)
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763)