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HOUSE BILL NO. 889 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 12, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-427 of the Code of Virginia, relating to lobbyist disclosures; filings and inspection; technical amendment. ---------- Patrons-- Gilbert and McClellan ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-427 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-427. Filings; inspection.

Registration statements and lobbying reports shall be open to public inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Lobbying reports shall be open to public inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the office of the Council.

Such Registration statements and reports shall be deemed to have been filed only when actually received in the office of the Secretary or mailed to the Secretary by registered, certified, or regular mail with the sender retaining sufficient proof of mailing, which may be a United States Postal Certificate of Mailing. Lobbying reports shall be deemed to have been filed only when received by the Council in accordance with the standards approved by the Council pursuant to § 30-356.