Virginia Senate Bill 326 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 22 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-23 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 24-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; inclusion of deputy sheriffs; discriminatory and retaliatory action prohibited; remedies. Clarifies that deputy sheriffs employed by city or county sheriff's offices are included under the term "employees" under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act. The bill also provides that a whistle blower may bring a civil action for violation of discriminatory and retaliatory action provisions of the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act. If the court finds that a violation was willfully and knowingly made, it shall impose on the officer, employee, or member in his individual capacity a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500. The bill also establishes a three-year statute of limitations and authorizes the court to order other appropriate remedies.

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers & Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Acts; remedies, etc.

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

Sen. John Edwards [D]

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 24-N) (Y: 14 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (10-Y 2-N) (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-23	Senate	Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 24-N)
2014-01-22	Senate	Printed as engrossed 14103428D-E
2014-01-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB326E
2014-01-22	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2014-01-22	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2014-01-22	Senate	Read second time
2014-01-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-01-20	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-01-16	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-01-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2014-01-13	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (10-Y 2-N)
2014-01-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2014-01-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103428D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3010	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3011	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	216.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB326
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB326+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB326E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S12V0016+SB0326
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0050SB0326+SB0326
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0143SB0326+SB0326