Virginia House Bill 2070 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-2)
Status: Passed on April 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, and Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; certain gifts prohibited; approvals required for certain travel. Removes the distinction between tangible and intangible gifts and prohibits any state or local officer or employee, member of the General Assembly, and certain candidates from soliciting, accepting, or receiving within any calendar year a single gift with a value exceeding $100 or a combination of gifts with a value exceeding $100 from certain persons; however, such prohibition does not apply to gifts from personal friends. The bill also prohibits the immediate family of such officers, employees, members, or candidates from soliciting, accepting, or receiving such gifts. The bill provides an exception for gifts received at widely attended events, which are those events at which at least 25 persons have been invited to attend or there is a reasonable expectation that at least 25 persons will attend the event. The bill requires disclosure of any single gift or entertainment, or any combination of gifts or entertainment, with a value exceeding $50. The bill also requires persons subject to the Conflict of Interest Acts to request approval from the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) and receive the approval of the Council prior to accepting or receiving any travel-related transportation, lodging, meal, hospitality, or other thing of value provided by certain third parties that has a value exceeding $100. The bill modifies the current composition of the Council, reducing the number of members from 15 to 9 and requires that there be bipartisan balance of the General Assembly members appointed to the Council. The bill requires electronic filing of disclosure forms with the Council and provides that local officers and employees will file disclosure forms locally instead of with the Council. The bill provides that the making of a knowing and intentional false statement on a disclosure form is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also prohibits the Governor, his campaign committee, and any political action committee established on his behalf from knowingly soliciting or accepting a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater than $100 from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund (the Fund), restricts such gifts and contributions from persons and entities seeking loans or grants from the Fund, and provides that any violation shall result in a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2016, except the provisions of the bill related to the Council and its duties become effective July 1, 2015.

Conflicts of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't & General Assembly, etc.; ethics reforms.

Del. David Albo [R]	Del. Robert Bell [R]	Del. Kirkland Cox [R]	Del. Todd Gilbert [R]
Del. William Howell [R]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Del. Thomas Rust [R]	Del. David Toscano [D]
Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. Richard Anderson [R]	Del. James Edmunds [R]	Del. Thomas Greason [R]
Del. James Morefield [R]	Del. Randall Minchew [R]	Del. Margaret Ransone [R]	Del. David Yancey [R]
Del. Mark Berg [R]	Del. James Leftwich [R]	Sen. Todd Pillion [R]

2015-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 0-N) (Y: 83 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N) (Y: 28 N: 55 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (29-Y 52-N) (Y: 29 N: 54 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N) (Y: 28 N: 55 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N) (Y: 26 N: 57 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 50-N) (Y: 30 N: 52 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 54-N) (Y: 27 N: 56 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N) (Y: 26 N: 57 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Constitutional RDGS Dispense (81-Y 0-N) (Y: 83 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: NOT SPECIFIC AND SEVERABLE (80-Y 0-N) (Y: 82 N: 0 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-N 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N) (Y: 95 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763)
2015-04-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 763 (effective - see bill)
2015-04-17	House	Communicated to Governor
2015-04-17	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2015-04-17	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2015-04-17	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2070ER2)
2015-04-17	House	Reenrolled
2015-04-17		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
2015-04-17	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	Senate	Read second time
2015-04-17	Senate	Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2015-04-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-04-17	House	Printed as reengrossed 15105593D-E2
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	House	Passed House (81-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	House	Reengrossed by House as amended HB2070E2
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #6 and 7 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (29-Y 52-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #44, 45 and 46 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (29-Y 52-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 53-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #41 and 42 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (28-Y 53-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendment #40 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 50-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #22, 23, 27, 28, 35 and 36 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (30-Y 50-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 54-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendment #17 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (27-Y 54-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (26-Y 55-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #1, 2, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33 and 34 by Delegate Gilbert rejected (26-Y 55-N)
2015-04-17	House	Amendments #3, 8-16, 24-26, 29-32, 37-39, 43, 47-49 by Delegate Gilbert agreed to
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: Constitutional RDGS Dispense (81-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	House	Constitutional readings dispensed (81-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	House	VOTE: NOT SPECIFIC AND SEVERABLE (80-Y 0-N)
2015-04-17	House	Motion that Governor recommendation is not specific and severable is agreed to (80-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	House	Passed by for the day
2015-04-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2015-03-10		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2015-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-03-06	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2070ER)
2015-03-06	House	Enrolled
2015-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-27	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-27	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2015-02-27	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
2015-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
2015-02-27	House	Pending question ordered
2015-02-27	House	Conference substitute printed 15105593D-H2
2015-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2015-02-26	Senate	Senators: Norment, Watkins, Howell
2015-02-26	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2015-02-26	House	Delegates: Gilbert, Minchew, McClellan
2015-02-26	House	Conferees appointed by House
2015-02-26	House	House acceded to request
2015-02-26	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2015-02-26	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
2015-02-25	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 15105123D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
2015-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-N 0-N)
2015-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2070S1
2015-02-24	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 15105123D-S1
2015-02-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2015-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-23	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2015-02-20	Senate	Substitute bill reprinted 15105363D-S1
2015-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 15105363D-S1
2015-02-20	Senate	Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2015-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-10	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
2015-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
2015-02-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2070H1
2015-02-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 15104752D-H1
2015-02-09	House	Read second time
2015-02-07	House	Read first time
2015-02-06	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06	House	Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06	House	Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB1598
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB2060
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB1689
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB1947
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB1919
2015-02-04	House	Incorporates HB1667
2015-02-04	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2015-02-04	House	Committee substitute printed 15104752D-H1
2015-02-04	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20	House	Assigned Courts sub: Ethics
2015-01-14	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-14	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101176D

HB1598 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1667 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1689 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1919 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1947 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB2060 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB1424 (Same As) 2015-04-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3103.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3117	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0763+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0808V0001+HB2070
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Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0736HB2070+HB2070
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0789HB2070+HB2070
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2796+HB2070
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Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV3014+HB2070
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV3015+HB2070
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Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S10V0211+HB2070
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