VA HB746 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-03 - Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; gifts; disclosures. Requires the disclosure on statements of economic interests for legislators and certain state and local government officers of gifts in excess of $100 made to immediate family members if the gift is made by a business, governmental entity, or individual that has transacted or is transacting business with the Commonwealth or its agencies, departments, or political subdivisions within 12 months from the date of the gift. "Immediate family member" is defined, for the purposes of gifts, to include (i) the filer's spouse; (ii) dependents residing with the filer; and (iii) the filer's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, and sister. In addition, the bill provides circumstances for consideration in determining whether the individual providing a gift is a personal friend whose gifts do not require disclosure. The bill requires that legislators disclose gifts in excess of $1,000 accepted during a regular session of the General Assembly within five business days of the acceptance of the gift. The bill also requires the disclosure on statements of economic interests for legislators and certain state and local government officers of liabilities owed by businesses in which the filer or an immediate family member holds a greater than three percent equity ownership interest.

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Title

Conflict of Interest Acts, State and Local Gov't. and General Assembly; gifts, disclosures.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-03HouseContinued to 2015 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2014-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2015 by voice vote
2014-01-21HouseAssigned Courts sub: Ethics
2014-01-17HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-01-17HouseReferred from Rules by voice vote
2014-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2014-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100293D

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Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223117(n/a)See Bill Text

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