SB 1482 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Bribes to officers or candidates for office; gratuities for previous acts.

Summary

Bribes to officers or candidates for office; gratuities for previous acts. Clarifies that the term "gratuity" includes any gratuity given for a prior official act of any executive, legislative or judicial officer, sheriff or police officer, or any candidate for such office.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 3, 2025

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Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduction to a substitute version that significantly narrows its scope and removes the new bribery/gratuity provisions. The original bill added a new section (18.2-438.1) defining bribes and gratuities for officers and candidates, while the substitute version deletes that addition and instead focuses only on amending existing conflict of interest and prohibited conduct sections for state officers and legislators.

Scope change

The bill's scope was substantially reduced. The original version added new criminal provisions regarding bribes and gratuities for public officials and candidates. The substitute version removes these new provisions entirely and only retains amendments to existing conflict of interest rules.

REQUIREMENT

The new section 18.2-438.1 defining bribes and gratuities for officers, candidates, sheriffs, police officers, and marriage celebrants was completely removed from the bill.

The original bill included amendments to magistrate eligibility (§ 19.2-37) and legislator definitions (§ 30-101); the substitute version removes these sections entirely, leaving only prohibited conduct amendments.

SCOPE

The bill now only amends §§ 2.2-3103 and 30-103 (prohibited conduct for state officers and legislators) instead of amending §§ 2.2-3101, 19.2-37, 30-101, and adding 18.2-438.1.

DEFINITION

Definitions for 'gratuity' in the context of bribes for prior official acts, and the new section on definitions for the bribery chapter were deleted.

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Committee

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25104820D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors