VA SB507 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-12 - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Rules (15-Y 2-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-12 - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Rules (15-Y 2-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Secretary of the Commonwealth; lobbyist disclosure. Redesigns the Lobbyist's Disclosure Statement to clarify information requested and increase compliance. Among other things, the redesigned form (i) requires a lobbyist to include a list of all House of Delegates or Senate bills and procurement transactions for which he has lobbied as well as the expenses related to such lobbying activity and (ii) changes the manner in which entertainment and gift expenses are reported. The bill also provides that a lobbyist who files the statement electronically is not required to provide a paper copy. In addition, the bill provides that the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall review the lobbyist disclosure statements for completeness and accuracy and if a statement is not properly completed, the entire filing will be rejected and returned to the lobbyist. The lobbyist must submit a revised statement within 30 days from receipt of the returned statement.
Title
Lobbyist's disclosure statement; Secretary of Commonwealth to redesign form.
Sponsors
| Sen. Ralph Smith [R] |
Roll Calls
2010-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Rules (15-Y 2-N) (Y: 15 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-12 | Senate: Continued to 2011 in Rules (15-Y 2-N) | |
| 2010-02-12 | Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105050D-S1 | |
| 2010-02-01 | Senate: Assigned Rules sub: #1 | |
| 2010-01-27 | Senate: Rereferred to Rules | |
| 2010-01-27 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-01-13 | Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | |
| 2010-01-13 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103296D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 426 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 428 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 431 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
