SB 530 VA

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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.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105227D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106493D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530) · upper
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N) · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 2-N) · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108357D-H1 · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530) · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · lower
29. Mar 5, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
31. Mar 5, 2026 Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 9, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate · upper
33. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB530ER) · upper
35. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
38. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530) · upper
40. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
41. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Procurement/Open Government Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Procurement/Open Government Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML