VA SB1294 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; certain gifts prohibited. Replaces the $100 annual cap on gifts to (i) members of and candidates for the General Assembly and their immediate family members from a lobbyist or lobbyist's principal and (ii) state and local officers and employees required to file a statement of economic interests and their immediate family members from a lobbyist or lobbyist's principal or a person, organization, or business who is or is seeking to become a party to a contract with the officer or employee's agency with an absolute ban on gifts from such individuals. The only exceptions to this gift ban are (a) gifts from foreign dignitaries received on behalf of the Commonwealth or a locality and (b) travel approved by the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.
Title
Conflicts of Interests Acts, State and Local Government and General Assembly; prohibited gifts.
Sponsors
Sen. Jill Vogel [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-08 | Senate | Left in Rules |
2017-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rules |
2017-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102993D |
Subjects
Administration of Government
Conflict of Interests
Counties Cities and Towns
General Assembly
Local Government and Officials
Conflict of Interests
Counties Cities and Towns
General Assembly
Local Government and Officials
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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2 | 2 | 3103.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
2 | 2 | 3103.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1294 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1294+hil |