Public Ethics - Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts and Prohibited Retaliation
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Sep 15, 2020
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
executive
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 27, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-12-8)
house of delegates
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0)
senate
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Ferguson
DDemocratic
P
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
P
George C. Edwards
RRepublican
P
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
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