2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB752: State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations, prohibition on interference.

Legislative Summary

Office of the State Inspector General; investigations; prohibition on interference or exertion of undue influence by the Governor, etc. Prohibits the Governor and the Governor's chief of staff, counsel, director of policy, and Cabinet Secretaries from interfering with or exerting undue influence upon any investigation by the Office of the State Inspector General of fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption by a state agency or nonstate agency or by any officer or employee of a state agency or nonstate agency.

Bill History

1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100070D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/26/2022
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2022
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/16/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
3/2/2022
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
3/4/2022
Passed by for the day
Senate
3/7/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/8/2022
Read third time
Senate
3/8/2022
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/10/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/10/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB752ER)
House of Delegates
3/10/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/22/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
House of Delegates
3/22/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 600 (effective 7/1/22)
4/11/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
3/8/2022
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
3/7/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
3/2/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/14/2022
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2/8/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2/3/2022
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Les Adams
Les Adams
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/11/20221.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/10/20221.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/20221.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/202266.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/202266.5 KB