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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1494: Registration of lobbyists & conflict of interest; disclosure by those making political contribution.

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 1494 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Registration of lobbyists & conflict of interest; disclosure by those making political contribution. Primary sponsor: Dave Marsden (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N).

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Official summary

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

Registration of lobbyists and conflict of interest; disclosure by those making political contributions. Requires any person who makes or anticipates making contributions in the aggregate during a calendar year of $1 million or more to candidates for office or political committees to register as a lobbyist and make disclosures of his personal financial interests.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave MarsdenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35

“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 (14-Y 1-N)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1494)
  3. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25105095D

Sources

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