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| Bill | Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Gov't.; electronic discl. by local govt officers & employees. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 530 | Virginia SB 530 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 530 (2026) — Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Gov't.; electronic discl. by local govt officers & employees.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Procurement/Open Government Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Appropriations — 19–3 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 8–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 82–15 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws with substitute — 19–2 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kannan Srinivasan — primary (person)
- Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105227D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 2026-02-04 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Committee substitute printed 26106493D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 2026-02-10 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-11 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-19 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-19 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-24 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
substitution - 2026-02-26 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2026-02-27 Committee substitute printed 26108357D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 2026-03-02 Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-05 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-05 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-05 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-05 Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-09 House substitute agreed to by Senate
substitution - 2026-03-13 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-13 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB530ER)
passage - 2026-03-13 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-13 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)
- 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/05b0eb75-e48a-4895-82cd-7dfacf413acf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).