Registered lobbyists; information on disseminated documents, civil penalty.
Summary
Registered lobbyists; information on disseminated documents; civil penalty. Requires a lobbyist registered with the Secretary of the Commonwealth to include in or attach to any document disseminated by such lobbyist to any member of the General Assembly or agent thereof the lobbyist's full legal name, email address, and telephone number. The bill provides that any such registered lobbyist that violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of $25 per document disseminated.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
29–11
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB559S1
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105393D-S1
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100320D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
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