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1994 SESSION

LD0665112
HOUSE BILL NO. 777
Offered January 25, 1994
A BILL to provide for the development of a central, computerized filing system for disclosure of reports filed pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Conflict of Interests Acts and the laws governing lobbying.
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Patrons--Almand and Plum
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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§ 1. The Secretary of Administration shall have prepared a proposal to implement a central computerized system for entering, storing, retrieving, and accessing information from the statements of economic interests filed pursuant to §§ 2.1-639.15, 2.1-639.15:1, and 2.1-639.41 of the Code of Virginia; campaign finance disclosure reports filed pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (§ 24.2-900 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia; and lobbying disclosure reports filed pursuant to Chapter 2.1 (§ 30-28.01 et seq.) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia. The proposal shall include a cost estimate and proposal for funding to be initiated in the 1995-1996 fiscal year and specific recommendations for legislation to implement the proposal.

§ 2. The Clerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of the State Board of Elections, and the Director of the Department of Information Technology shall assist the Secretary in the performance of these responsibilities.

§ 3. The Secretary shall submit his report and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than September 1, 1994, so that the central computer system may be implemented in reasonable stages beginning July 1, 1995, and completed as soon thereafter as practicable.