CHAPTER 504
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3115 , 24.2-502 , and 30-356 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; electronic disclosure by local government officers and employees.
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Approved April 8, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-3115 , 24.2-502 , and 30-356 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-3115 . Disclosure by local government officers and employees.
A. In accordance with the requirements set forth in § 2.2-3118.2 , the members of every governing body and school board of each county and city and of towns with populations in excess of 3,500 and the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 15.2-4900 et seq.), shall file with the Council , as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Council pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1.
In accordance with the requirements set forth in § 2.2-3118.2 , the members of the governing body of any authority established in any county or city, or part or combination thereof, and having the power to issue bonds or expend funds in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year, other than the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 15.2-4900 et seq.), shall file with the Council , as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Council pursuant to § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1, unless the governing body of the jurisdiction that appoints the members requires that the members file the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 .
In accordance with the requirements set forth in § 2.2-3118.2 , the members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall file with the Council , as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure of their personal interests and other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Council pursuant to § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1.
In accordance with the requirements set forth in § 2.2-3118.2 , persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by governing bodies and persons occupying such positions of employment with governing bodies as may be designated to file by ordinance of the governing body shall file with the Council , as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is required on the form prescribed by the Council pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before February 1.