The General Assembly finds and declares the following: 1. The operation of open and responsible government requires the fullest opportunity to be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on legislative and executive actions. 2. The identity and expenditures of certain persons who […]
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Anything of value” means: 1. A pecuniary item, including money, or a bank bill or note; 2. A promissory note, bill of exchange, order, draft, warrant, check, or bond given for the payment of money; 3. A contract, agreement, promise, or other obligation […]
The registration and reporting provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and their immediate staffs or the Governor’s Secretaries and their immediate staffs, acting in an official capacity; 2. Members of the General Assembly and other legislative officials and legislative employees acting in an official capacity; 3. […]
A. The chief administrative officer of each board, department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth shall file a registration statement with the Secretary of the Commonwealth on behalf of the officers and employees who will be engaged in lobbying as defined in § 2.2-419 and shall comply with the provisions of this article that require […]
A. A lobbyist shall register with the Secretary of the Commonwealth prior to engaging in lobbying. A lobbyist who engages in lobbying entirely outside the capital city shall comply with this section by registering with the Secretary within fifteen days after first engaging in lobbying. Registration shall be required annually and expire May 1 of […]
A. The registration statement shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and include the following information: 1. The name and business address and telephone number of the lobbyist; 2. The name and business address and telephone number of the person who will keep custody of the lobbyist’s and the lobbyist’s […]
The Secretary shall collect an annual registration fee of $100 from the lobbyist for each principal for whom, or on whose behalf, the lobbyist will act. This fee shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-784; 2001, c. 844; 2015, cc. 763, 777.
A. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall maintain in a legislative docket the information filed under § 2.2-423 pertaining to lobbying involving legislative actions during any session of the General Assembly. The Secretary shall furnish current, complete lists thereof to the clerk of each house and to each member of the General Assembly once every […]
A. Each lobbyist shall file with the Council a separate annual report of expenditures, including gifts, for each principal for whom he lobbies by July 1 for the preceding 12-month period complete through the last day of April. B. Each principal who expends more than $500 to employ or compensate multiple lobbyists shall be responsible […]
Registration statements shall be open to public inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Lobbying reports shall be open to public inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the Council. Registration statements shall be deemed to have been filed only when actually received […]
A. The Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council shall accept any lobbyist’s disclosure statements required by § 2.2-426 filed by computer or electronic means in accordance with the standards approved by the Council pursuant to the provisions of § 30-356. B. The Secretary shall establish a lobbyist disclosure database, available to the public, […]
A lobbyist and a lobbyist’s principal shall preserve for a period of two years all accounts, bills, books, papers, receipts, and other documents and records necessary to substantiate the expenditure reports submitted under this article. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-788; 2001, c. 844.
A. A lobbyist or a lobbyist’s principal may terminate the lobbyist’s status as a lobbyist for such principal at any time prior to the expiration of his registration. Upon termination, the lobbyist may file the report required under § 2.2-426 at any time, but shall file the report no later than the deadline set forth […]
A. Every lobbyist failing to file the statement prescribed by § 2.2-426 within the time prescribed therein shall be assessed a civil penalty of $50, and every individual failing to file the statement within 10 days after the time prescribed herein shall be assessed an additional civil penalty of $50 per day from the eleventh […]
It shall be unlawful for any individual to lobby for compensation that is dependent in any manner upon the outcome of any legislative or executive action. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-791; 2001, c. 844.
A. No lobbyist shall: 1. Lobby in violation of the provisions of this article; 2. Make any expenditure, or obligate himself to do so, in connection with lobbying, unless he fully discloses the expenditure as required in this article; or 3. Misrepresent in any material respect or omit any information required to be reported pursuant […]
Employment of a lobbyist for compensation by an officer, board, institution or agency of the Commonwealth, is expressly prohibited; however, this section shall not apply to any individual who is a full-time or part-time employee of such office, board, department, institution or agency of the Commonwealth. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-793; 2001, c. 844.
The chairman or any full-time paid employee of a state political party, as defined in § 24.2-101, or a member of his immediate family, as defined in § 2.2-3101, shall not be employed as a lobbyist by any principal. 1994, cc. 857, 937, § 2.1-794; 2001, c. 844.
