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SB 1424 Conflicts of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't & General Assembly, etc.; ethics reforms.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | 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, 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 SB 735, SB 752, SB 812, SB 1267, SB 1278, and SB 1289 and is identical to HB 2070.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15102749D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104821D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/15 Senate: Floor substitute printed 15104983D-S2 (Norment) pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15104983D-ES2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105073D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105596D-S3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1424ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/17/15 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 15105596D-E2 pdf
- 04/17/15 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1424ER2) pdf
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15102749D
- 01/23/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/02/15 Senate: Assigned Rules sub: Ethics and Conflict of Interest
- 02/06/15 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104821D-S1
- 02/06/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB696
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB735
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB752
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB812
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB1267
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB1278
- 02/09/15 Senate: Incorporates SB1289
- 02/09/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/15 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/15 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 15104821D-S1
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Floor substitute printed 15104983D-S2 (Norment)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Substitute by Senator Norment agreed to 15104983D-S2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Amendments by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 02/10/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SB1424ES2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15104983D-ES2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/15 House: Read first time
- 02/12/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105073D-H1
- 02/16/15 House: Read second time
- 02/17/15 House: Read third time
- 02/17/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105073D-H1
- 02/17/15 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/15 House: Read third time
- 02/18/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1424H1
- 02/18/15 Senate: Passed House with substitute (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/18/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
- 02/23/15 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/23/15 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senators: Norment, Watkins, Howell
- 02/25/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/15 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Minchew, McClellan
- 02/27/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105596D-S3
- 02/27/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1424ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: 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 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/14/15 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/15/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/17/15 Senate: Amendments specific and severable (0-Y 38-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 04/17/15 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Read first time
- 04/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 1,2,4,5,18,19,20,21,33 and 34 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 9,10,11,12,13,14,26 and 29 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 3,8 and 24 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 15,16,31 and 32 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 22,23,27,28,35 and 36 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 37,38 and 39 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendment #49 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 44,45 and 46 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendment #40 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 41 and 42 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendment #17 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 6 and 7 rejected
- 04/17/15 Senate: Committee amendments #'s 47,48,25,30 and 43 agreed to
- 04/17/15 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB1424E2
- 04/17/15 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 15105596D-E2
- 04/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Constitutional readings dispensed (73-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: Constitutional Rdgs Dispense (73-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: Passed House (73-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/15 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
- 04/17/15 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/15 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1424ER2)
- 04/17/15 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/15 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/15 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/30/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 777 (effective - see bill)
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)