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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1170: Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; disclosure of digital assets.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1170 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; disclosure of digital assets. Primary sponsor: Saddam Salim (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N 1-A).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; disclosure of digital assets. Directs the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to require the disclosure of digital assets on the Statement of Economic Interests form. The bill defines "digital assets" to mean any digital representation of value recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or similar technology.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Saddam SalimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1170)
  3. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101095D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source