SB530
Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Gov't.; electronic discl. by local govt officers & employees.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; electronic disclosure by local government officers and employees.
Requires local government officers and employees to file annual disclosure statements electronically with the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council in accordance with approved standards. Such officers and employees shall be able to file the annual disclosure statement electronically beginning January 1, 2027, but such electronic filing shall ... (More) be required (i) for localities with populations in excess of 250,000, beginning January 1, 2028; (ii) for localities with populations in excess of 100,000 but not more than 250,000, beginning January 1, 2029; and (iii) for localities with populations not exceeding 100,000, beginning January 1, 2030. The bill provides that the Department of Elections shall be responsible for coordinating the electronic filing by candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the Senate, or the House of Delegates, and the general registrars shall be responsible for coordinating the electronic filing by candidates for constitutional offices, local governing bodies, and elected school boards. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105227D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106493D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/23/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/24/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108357D-H1
- 03/01/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/05/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/05/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/05/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/05/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB530ER)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
