VA HB636 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Secretary of the Commonwealth; centralized filing of disclosure statements; establishment of searchable database. Centralizes the filing of economic interest disclosure statements in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Currently only state officers and employees file such statements with the Secretary; local officers and employees file with the clerk of the locality, members of the Senate file with the Clerk of the Senate, and members of the House of Delegates file with the Clerk of the House. In addition, the bill requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to establish and maintain a searchable electronic database comprising all disclosure statements and available to the public through the Internet. The bill also provides for civil penalties for late and incomplete disclosure filings to be assessed and collected by the Secretary.

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Title

Commonwealth, Secretary of the; centralized filing of disclosure statements, establish database.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-12HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2014-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table 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 14103360D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223114.1(n/a)See Bill Text
223115(n/a)See Bill Text
223124(n/a)See Bill Text
22417.1(n/a)See Bill Text
22417.2(n/a)See Bill Text
22417.3(n/a)See Bill Text
242502(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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