Conflict of Interest

Agency Coordinators

General Assembly Members

GUIDES TO COMPLETING FORMS

Members of the General Assembly are required to file the General Assembly Statement of Economic Interests as a condition to assuming office and thereafter annually on or before February 1. If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is moved to the next business day.

You may not sign, date, or submit your disclosure form for your regular annual filing prior to January 1.

Activity Begin Date Activity End Date Disclosure Due
January 1 December 31 February 1

Members of the General Assembly are required to file electronically using the Council's online filing system. The Council may NOT accept any filings submitted on paper via email, fax, or mail.

Session Gift Report

The following individuals are required to submit a Session Gift Report annually, due no later
than May 1:
    • Members of the General Assembly
    • Governor
    • Lieutenant Governor
    • Attorney General
    • Members of the Governor's Cabinet

If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is moved to the next business day.

You may not sign, date, or submit your Session Gift Report prior to adjournment sine die of the regular General Assembly session.

Activity Begin Date Activity End Date Disclosure Due
January 1

Adjournment Sine Die

of the General Assembly

May 1

State Officers and Employees

Prior to assuming office or taking employment, each person listed below must file their required disclosure form. Thereafter, they must file annually on or before February 1. If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is moved to the next business day.

You may not sign, date, or submit your disclosure form for your regular annual filing prior to January 1.

The following state officers and employees are required to file the State and Local Statement of Economic Interests per § § 2.2-3114 and 2.2-3116 and the Governor's Executive Order 18:

    • Governor
    • Lieutenant Governor
    • Attorney General
    • Supreme Court Justices
    • Court of Appeals Judges
    • Circuit Court Judges
    • Judges and substitute judges of district courts
    • State Corporation Commission members
    • Worker's Compensation Commission members
    • Commonwealth Transportation Board members
    • Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System
    • Board of the Virginia College Savings Plan
    • Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
    • Virginia Lottery Board members
    • Certain executive branch officer and employees as deemed necessary by the Governor (contact your agency coordinator for more information)
    • Certain legislative branch officers and employees as designated by the Joint Rules Committee of the General Assembly
    • Constitutional Officers

The following state officers are required to file the Financial Disclosure Statement per § 2.2-3114 and the Governor's Executive Order 18.

    • Non-salaried citizen members of all policy, supervisory, and advisory boards, commissions, and councils in the executive branch of state government, other than the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, and the Virginia Lottery Board
Activity Begin Date Activity End Date Disclosure Due
January 1 December 31 February 1

These forms are for reference only. State officers and employees are required to file electronically using the Council's online filing system. The Council may NOT accept any filings submitted on paper via email, fax, or mail.


SAMPLE FORMS - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Local Officers and Employees

Prior to assuming office or taking employment, each person listed below must file their required disclosure form. Thereafter, they must file annually on or before February 1. 

You may not sign, date, or submit your disclosure form for your regular annual filing prior to January 1.

The following local officials are required to file the State and Local Statement of Economic Interests per § 2.2-3115:
    • Members of the Board of Supervisors
    • Members of the City Council
    • Members of the Town Council, if the town has a population exceeding 3,500
    • Executive director and members of Industrial Development Authorities and Economic Development Authorities 
    • Members of the school board
    • Persons holding positions of trust appointed or employed by the governing body if the governing body has passed an ordinance requiring them to file
    • Persons holding positions of trust appointed or employed by school board if the school board has adopted a policy requiring them to file
    • Members of the governing body of any entity established in a county or city with the power to issue bonds or expend funds in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year if the governing body of the appointing jurisdiction has required them to submit this form
 
The following local officials are required to file the Financial Disclosure Statement per § 2.2-3115:
    • 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 unless required to file the Statement of Economic Interests by the governing body of the appointing jurisdiction.
    • Members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.
    • Nonsalaried citizen members of local boards, commissions, and councils if the governing body has designated them to file.
The following local officials are required to file the Real Estate Disclosure per § 2.2-3115 (G):
    • Planning commission members
    • Members of board of zoning appeals
    • Real estate assessors
    • County, city, or town managers
    • Executive officers 
Activity Begin Date Activity End Date Disclosure Due
January 1 December 31 February 1

These forms should be used to file as a condition to assuming office or employment and for the regular annual filing requirement. A filing using the previous version of the forms is not valid and does not satisfy your filing requirement.

 

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