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Lobbying; registration; local governments; penalty. Expands the definition of "lobbying" to include influencing or attempting to influence local government action, defined in the bill, or solicitation of others to influence a local government official, also defined in the bill. Current law limits such influencing to executive or legislative action and soliciting to executive or legislative officials. The bill requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to prepare a list of the positions and names of local government officials to be revised at least semi-annually and made available to lobbyists to assist them in complying with the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of May 1, 2027.
Introduced
Nov 24, 2025
Last Action
Mar 9, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB50)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/4/2026 2:10 pm)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
House subcommittee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108974D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
Read first time
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB50)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 3-N 4-A)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/29/2025 1:42 pm)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100706D
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Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Aaron R. Rouse
Scott A. Surovell