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SB530Introduced in the Senate

Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Gov't.; electronic discl. by local govt officers & employees.

Passed

Introduced by Kannan Srinivasan, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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 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.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate · March 9, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105227D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26106493D-S1

  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)

  8. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Read second time

  13. General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  15. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. Placed on Calendar

  17. Read first time

  18. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  19. Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government

  20. House subcommittee offered

  21. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)

  22. Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)

  23. Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

  24. Committee substitute printed 26108357D-H1

  25. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)

  26. Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)

  27. Read second time

  28. Read third time

  29. committee substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  31. Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N 0-A)

  32. House substitute agreed to by Senate

  33. Enrolled

  34. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB530ER)

  35. Signed by Speaker

  36. Signed by President

  37. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  38. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  39. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)

  40. Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/2026)

  41. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)

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