VA SB487 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; civil penalties; rate of inflation. Raises the amounts for the civil penalties in the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act from not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 to not less than $10,957 and not more than $21,916. The bill also provides that these amounts shall automatically increase as prescribed by the Federal False Claims Act, in which the civil penalties are adjusted to the rate of inflation.

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Title

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; raises civil penalties in Act.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-14 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-14SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
2018-03-08SenateSigned by President
2018-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-05SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB487ER)
2018-03-05SenateEnrolled
2018-02-28HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseRead third time
2018-02-27HouseRead second time
2018-02-23HouseReported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-02-15HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-15HouseRead first time
2018-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-12SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09SenateRead second time and engrossed
2018-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-07SenateReported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-02-05SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103038D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801216.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB487
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB487+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB487ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0624+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0272+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0168+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0404SB0487+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0368SB0487+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0802V0112+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0565+SB0487
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1151+SB0487

Bill Comments

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