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2015 SESSION
HB 1598 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly; prohibited gifts.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibited gifts; civil penalty. Provides that, for purposes of the prohibition against acceptance of certain items that reasonably tend to influence official duties, any money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity that is accepted by a member of the immediate family of an officer or employee of a state or local governmental or advisory agency or a member of the General Assembly shall be considered to have been accepted by the officer, employee, or member of the General Assembly if (i) such money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity was accepted or retained with his knowledge and acquiescence and (ii) he knows or has reason to know that such money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity was given to the member of his immediate family because of his official position. First violations of this provision are subject to the existing penalties of § 2.2-3124 and § 30-126, while a second or subsequent violation within a calendar year is subject to a civil penalty of no less than $2,500. This bill was incorporated into HB 2070.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101196D
- 01/08/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Ethics
- 02/04/15 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2070-Gilbert) by voice vote
- 02/04/15 House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB2070-Gilbert) by voice vote