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2020 SESSION
Chair: George L. Barker
Clerk: Hobie Lehman, Autumn Green
Staff: Brooks Braun
Date of Meeting: February 12, 2020
Time and Place: 30 Minutes after Senate Adjourns/ Senate Rm 3, the Capitol
Patron: Bourne
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or (ii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy by families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area where the housing development is located or is proposed to be located, unless at the time of the municipal decision, a proposed development will be located in a census tract wherein more than 50 percent of the units serve families or individuals at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area. The bill also requires the Fair Housing Board, after determining the existence of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice and after consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 36-96.3 and 36-96.17 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.20107506D
Patron: Wright
Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board; membership. Adds two county, city, town, or regional government geographic information system (GIS) directors or managers as members of the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2423 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board; membership.20102146D
Patron: Krizek
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; marine clays. Provides that the owner of residential property makes no representations with respect to whether the property is located on or near deposits of marine clays (marumsco soils). The bill also advises purchasers to exercise whatever due diligence is deemed necessary in accordance with terms and conditions as may be contained in the real estate purchase contract, including consulting public resources regarding local soil conditions and having the soil and structural conditions of the property analyzed by a qualified professional.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; marine clays.20100881D
Patron: Krizek
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for a buyer to beware; radon gas. Adds to the disclosure statement required to be furnished to the buyer by the owner of residential real property that the buyer beware and exercise necessary due diligence with respect to whether the property is located in a locality classified as Zone 1 or Zone 2 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Map of Radon Zones.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; radon gas.20105994D
Patron: Simon
Property Owners' Association Act and Virginia Condominium Act; contract disclosure statement; extension of right of cancellation. Provides for a limited extension of the right of cancellation where such extension is provided for in a ratified real estate contract, defined in the bill.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1808 and 55.1-1990 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Property Owners' Association Act and Virginia Condominium Act; contract disclosure statement; extension of right of cancellation.20101449D
Patron: Hurst
Historical African American cemeteries; Montgomery County and City of Radford. Adds one cemetery in Montgomery County and one in the City of Radford to the list of cemeteries for which qualified organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves. The cemeteries are the Wake Forest Cemetery in Montgomery County, which contains 40 eligible graves, and the Mountain View Cemetery in Radford, which contains 89 eligible graves.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historical African American cemeteries; Montgomery County and City of Radford.20100680D
Patron: Gooditis
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records. Clarifies that information contained in library records that can be used to identify any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library as well as the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed is exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records.20101777D
Patron: Gooditis
Historical African American cemeteries; Loudoun County. Adds Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church Cemetery in Loudoun County, with 33 eligible graves, to the list of cemeteries for which qualified organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historical African American cemeteries; Loudoun County.20102894D
Patron: Keam
Public libraries. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth that public libraries are deemed to provide an essential service to the communities of the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-46 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public libraries.20103505D
Patron: McGuire
Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; donation of surplus computers; United States military. Requires the Department of General Services to permit surplus computers and related equipment to be donated to organizations in the Commonwealth granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that refurbish computers and related equipment for donation to veterans and active military, naval, or air service members. The bill also provides that any such donation to an organization shall be conditioned upon, and in consideration of, the organization's promise to refurbish the donated equipment and distribute it free of charge to such veterans or active military, naval, or air service members.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; donation of surplus computers; United States military.20103446D
Patron: Murphy
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchases. Increases from $100,000 to $200,000 the small purchases exemption under the Virginia Public Procurement Act for single or term contracts for goods and services other than professional services. For state public bodies, the bill provides that all informal solicitations require the posting of a public notice on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement website. Under current law, such posting is required only if a purchase is expected to exceed $30,000.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchases.20106867D
Patron: Bulova
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public institutions of higher education; information related to pledges and donations. Provides that no discretionary exclusion in FOIA shall apply to protect information relating to the amount, date, purpose, and terms of a pledge or donation made to a public institution of higher education. The bill provides that the identity of the donor shall be protected only if (i) the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation and (ii) the pledge or donation does not impose terms or conditions directing academic decision-making. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public institutions of higher education; information related to pledges and donations.20101372D
Patron: Bulova
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for a buyer to beware; residential building energy analyst. Adds obtaining a residential building energy analysis to the disclosure statement furnished to the buyer by the owner of residential real property that the buyer beware and exercise necessary due diligence with respect to determining the condition of real property or any improvements thereon. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. The bill incorporates HB 574.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for a buyer to beware; residential building energy analyst.20105993D
Patron: Bulova
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; certain notices of termination to contain legal aid contact information. Provides that no notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant receiving tenant-based rental assistance through (i) the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program or (ii) any other federal, state, or local program is effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice, the statewide legal aid telephone number and website address.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1202 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; certain notices of termination to contain legal aid contact information.20105928D
Patron: Carr
Department of General Services; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement system. Provides for the Department of General Services to post on its central electronic procurement system awarded contracts and any modifications to such contracts. The bill also requires agencies that use the Department's central procurement website to post the same information and provides that any contract awarded pursuant to an Invitation to Bid or a Request for Proposal on or after July 1, 2021, including any subsequent modifications to the contract by a using agency, shall be posted on the Department's central electronic procurement system. The bill requires a modification made by a using agency on or after July 1, 2021, to any other contract that has two or more years remaining to be posted on the Department's central electronic procurement system, along with the original contract and any previous modifications.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1110 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement system.20106250D
Patron: Delaney
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; records of active investigations. Exempts from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act records of active investigations that are conducted by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; records of active investigations.20102473D
Patron: Guzman
Department of General Services; baby changing facilities in restrooms located in public buildings. Directs the Department of General Services to include in its standards for capital outlay construction policies for the construction and installation of physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate baby changing facilities in restrooms. The bill defines "baby changing facility" as a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age three or younger.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-1147.3, relating to the Department of General Services; baby changing facilities in restrooms located in public buildings.20106495D
Patron: Hurst
Funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties. Eliminates the prohibition on sale or offering for sale of caskets by a person other than a licensed funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee in cases in which preneed funeral arrangements for funeral services are being made. The bill requires funeral service licensees to accept caskets provided by a third party in accordance with the requirements of federal law but makes clear that no funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee may be required to store a casket provided by a third party when preneed arrangements for funeral services have been made.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2808.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to funeral service providers; caskets provided by third parties.20104926D
Patron: Cole, M.L.
Door-locking mechanisms; locality-owned buildings. Provides that no locality-owned building shall be prohibited from installing or using door-locking mechanisms on doors and windows for the purpose of preventing both ingress and egress in the event of a threat to the physical security of persons in such building.
A BILL related to the use of door-locking mechanisms.20106194D
Patron: Reid
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; affordable housing loan applications. Excludes from mandatory disclosure financial and proprietary records submitted with a loan application to a locality for the preservation or construction of affordable housing that is related to a competitive application to be submitted to either the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA), when the release of such records would adversely affect the bargaining or competitive position of the applicant. The bill also provides that such financial and proprietary records shall not be withheld after they have been made public by HUD or VHDA.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; affordable housing loan applications.20101942D
Patron: Bagby
Restrictive covenants; certificate of release of certain prohibited covenants. Prohibits a deed containing a restrictive covenant from being recorded on or after July 1, 2020, and provides the form for a Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants to be recorded to remove any such restrictive covenant.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-300 and 58.1-810 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-300.1, relating to restrictive covenants, deeds of reformation.20107122D
Patron: Sickles
Construction management and design-build contracting; use by local public bodies. Removes the provision limiting the use of construction management contracts by local public bodies to projects with a cost expected to exceed $10 million and provides that construction management may be utilized on projects where the project cost is expected to be less than the project threshold established in the procedures adopted by the Secretary of Administration for using construction management or design-build contracts.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4382 of the Code of Virginia, relating to construction management and design-build contracting; use by local public bodies.20105727D
Patron: Ransone
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; cemeteries; exemptions. Defines "church," for the purpose of determining whether a cemetery that is owned and operated by a church is exempt from regulation by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, to include a church that operates as a historic landmark.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2312 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; cemeteries; exemptions.20106380D
Patron: Willett
Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members. Provides for the expedited issuance of credentials to the spouses of military service members who are (i) ordered to federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code or (ii) veterans who have left active-duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board if the spouse accompanies the service member to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia. Under current law, the expedited review is provided more generally for active-duty members of the military who are the subject of a military transfer to the Commonwealth. The bill also authorizes a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board in Title 54.1 (Professions and Occupations) to waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such waiver. The bill incorporates HB 930.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-119 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members.20105996D
Patron: Reid
Department of Military Affairs; change of secretariat. Moves the Department of Military Affairs from the Public Safety and Homeland Security secretariat to the Veterans and Defense Affairs secretariat.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-221 and 2.2-230 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Military Affairs; change of secretariat.20100315D
Patron: Lindsey
Administration of government; boards and councils; cleanup. Aligns authorizing language across certain boards and councils. The bill also increases from 18 to 21 the nonlegislative citizen members of the Asian Advisory Board and the Council on Women. The bill removes the power and duty of the Council on Women to review and comment on budget and appropriation requests and grant applications. The bill revises the purpose of the Council on Women from identifying ways in which women can reach their potential to advising the Governor on matters pertaining to women and ways to improve their educational, professional, cultural, and governmental status within the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2449, 2.2-2459, 2.2-2630, and 2.2-2631 of the Code of Virginia, relating to administration of government; boards and councils; cleanup.20105269D
Patron: Herring
Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; powers and duties; guidance; redaction of email addresses. Clarifies that the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council may give guidance to constitutional officers and legislators regarding the prohibition on representing clients before their agency for one year after leaving office. The bill also requires the Council and the clerks of local governing bodies and school boards to redact email addresses from disclosure forms prior to releasing them to the public. Current law requires such entities to redact any residential address, personal telephone number, or signature.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3104.02, 2.2-3115, 30-103, and 30-356 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; powers and duties; guidance; redaction of disclosure forms.20102821D
Patron: Herring
Virginia Council on Environmental Justice. Establishes the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice, consisting of 27 members, to advise the Governor and provide recommendations intended to protect vulnerable communities from disproportionate impacts of pollution and provide such communities meaningful involvement in the decision-making process. The bill provides that 21 members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and six are specified Cabinet Secretaries. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2023.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 26 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 36, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2699.8 through 2.2-2699.12, relating to environmental justice council.20106374D
Patron: Carr
Secretary of Administration; policy of the Commonwealth regarding employment of individuals with disabilities; report deadline. Changes the date by which the Secretary of Administration is required to submit the annual report regarding state employment of individuals with disabilities to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance from July 1 to September 1.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-203.2:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Secretary of Administration; policy of the Commonwealth regarding employment of individuals with disabilities; report deadline.20102709D
Patron: Carr
State Inspector General; powers and duties. Provides that in order for the State Inspector General to refer a complaint alleging fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption by a public institution of higher education to the internal audit department of that institution, such institution must be (i) a covered institution as defined by the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act and (ii) classified as a Level 3 institution by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. A public institution of higher education that receives a complaint from the State Inspector General shall provide periodic updates on the status of investigations, whether they originated internally or were referred by the State Inspector General, and report annually to the State Inspector General on the results of all such investigations. The bill requires the State Inspector General to establish procedures governing the intake and investigation of complaints alleging fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption by a state agency or nonstate agency or by any officer or employee of a state agency or nonstate agency. At a minimum, the procedures must (a) provide for the State Inspector General, or his designee, to review each decision to dismiss an allegation reported to the State Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline at the initial intake stage without further investigation; (b) require investigators designated by the State Inspector General to directly investigate allegations of serious administrative violations and provide for other agency internal audit divisions to investigate allegations meeting certain specified criteria, only if the internal audit division has demonstrated the ability to conduct investigations in an independent, effective, and timely manner; (c) require oversight by the Office of the Inspector General of all investigations referred to other agencies to ensure quality, timeliness, and independence; and (d) develop a process for the regular review of the status of recommendations made by the Office of the Inspector General. The bill also clarifies the duty of the State Inspector General to provide oversight of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and community-based providers to identify system-level issues and conditions affecting quality of care and safety and provide recommendations to alleviate such issues and conditions. The bill removes the requirement for the State Inspector General to refer complaints involving allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption against a public institution of higher education or any of it officers or employees to the internal audit division of the institution. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-309 and 2.2-309.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the State Inspector General; powers and duties.20106233D
Patron: Tran
Virginia Board of Workforce Development; updates as a response to federal law. Amends current provisions regarding the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to align with federal law and gives the Board autonomy in making decisions on staffing needs and committee structures.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2471, 2.2-2471.1, and 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development; updates as a response to federal law.20106216D
Patron: Wilt
Department of Criminal Justice Services; crisis intervention team training. Adds the Department for Aging and Rehabilitation Services and brain injury stakeholders to the list of entities with whom the Department of Criminal Justice Services is required to consult in developing a training program for all persons involved in the crisis intervention team programs and requires the curriculum for such training program to include a module on brain injury as part of the four hours of mandatory training in legal issues.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Criminal Justice Services; crisis intervention team training.20104690D
Patron: Hodges
Coordinator of emergency services; West Point. Adds the Town of West Point to the towns that have the coordinator of emergency services appointed by the mayor or town manager with consent of the town council.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to coordinator of emergency services; West Point.20102965D
Patron: Keam
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Requires the citizen members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission city to file a financial disclosure statement as a condition of assuming office and thereafter annually on or before February 1. The bill requires the members to file their disclosure forms with the clerk of the governing body where the entity holds its principal office. The first disclosure form for the members will be due on February 1, 2021. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.20103265D
Patron: Leftwich
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law; provisions not set out; applicability. Sets out a section from Chapter 37 of the Acts of Assembly of 1986 establishing the applicability of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law (§ 36-85.2 et seq.). The bill also removes an obsolete provision relating to the purpose of the chapter and makes technical changes. The bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-85.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law; provision not set out; applicability.20103096D
Patron: Askew
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; lead pipe; defective drywall. Adds to the disclosure statement required to be furnished to the buyer by the owner of residential real property that the buyer beware and exercise necessary due diligence (i) with respect to whether the property contains any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting, fixture, solder, or flux that does not meet the federal Safe Drinking Water Act definition of "lead free" and (ii) with respect to the existence of defective drywall on the property.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 55.1-705 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; lead pipe; defective drywall.20105997D
Patron: Bulova
Virginia Lottery; Internet sales. Repeals the prohibition on selling lottery tickets over the Internet.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 58.1-4007.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia lottery; Internet sales.20102982D
Patron: Askew
Landlord and tenant; remedy for unlawful ouster; ex parte issuance of order to recover possession. Provides that, upon receipt of a petition for an order to recover possession or restore essential services alleging a tenant's unlawful ouster from the rental premises and a finding that the petitioner has attempted to provide the landlord with actual notice of the hearing on the petition, the judge of the general district court may issue such order ex parte upon a finding of good cause to do so. The bill further provides that an ex parte order shall be a preliminary order that specifies a date for a full hearing on the merits of the petition, to be held within five days of the issuance of the ex parte order.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1243 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant; remedy for unlawful ouster; ex parte issuance of order to recover possession.20101111D
Patron: Mugler
Art and Architectural Review Board; members; quorum. Changes the number of members on the Art and Architectural Review Board from six to seven and clarifies that all members appointed to the Board have voting privileges. The bill contains a technical amendment.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2400 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Art and Architectural Review Board; members; quorum.20102717D
Patron: McQuinn
Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination; hair. Provides that the terms "because of race" and "on the basis of race," and terms of similar import, when used in reference to discrimination in the Code of Virginia and acts of the General Assembly, include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of race; hair style, type, or texture.20102143D
Patron: Webert
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements; executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities. Requires the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act, to take training on the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and the Freedom of Information Act at least once every two years. The bill requires such officials in office on July 1, 2020, to complete such training no later than December 31, 2020. Training on the Virginia Freedom of Information Act may be provided online by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council or the local government attorney. Training on the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act shall be provided by the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council and may be provided online. The clerk of the respective governing body is responsible for maintaining training records.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3132 and 2.2-3704.3, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements; executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities.20105078D
Patron: Webert
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities; penalty. Requires the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created under the authority of the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act, to file a Statement of Economic Interests (SOEI) with the clerk of the local governing body as a condition to assuming office and thereafter annually on or before February 1. The first disclosure form for the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority will be due on August 1, 2020. Current law requires members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities to file a Financial Disclosure Statement unless the governing body that appoints the members has required the members to file an SOEI. The bill makes the filing of an SOEI mandatory. Current law provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of material fact on the SOEI is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities; penalty.20105237D