30-106 - Further exceptions.
§ 30-106. Further exceptions.
A. The provisions of § 30-105 shall not apply to:
1. The sale, lease or exchange of real property between a legislator and agovernmental agency, provided the legislator does not participate in any wayas a legislator in such sale, lease or exchange, and this fact is set forthas a matter of public record by the governing body of the governmental agencyor by the administrative head thereof. The legislator shall disclose anylease with a state governmental agency in his statement of economic interestsas provided in § 30-111;
2. The publication of official notices;
3. A legislator whose sole personal interest in a contract with an agency ofthe legislative branch is by reason of income from the contracting firm orGeneral Assembly in excess of $10,000 per year, provided the legislator ormember of his immediate family does not participate and has no authority toparticipate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of thecontracting firm and the legislator either does not have authority toparticipate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of theagency or he disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does notparticipate on behalf of the agency in negotiating the contract or inapproving the contract;
4. Contracts between a legislator's governmental agency and a public servicecorporation, financial institution, or company furnishing public utilities inwhich the legislator has a personal interest, provided he disqualifieshimself as a matter of public record and does not participate on behalf ofthe agency in negotiating the contract or in approving the contract;
5. Contracts for the purchase of goods or services when the contract does notexceed $500; or
6. Grants or other payments under any program wherein uniform rates for, orthe amounts paid to, all qualified applicants are established solely by theadministering governmental agency.
B. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor, unless expressly providedotherwise, any amendments thereto shall apply to those employment contractsor renewals thereof or to any other contracts entered into prior to August 1,1987, which were in compliance with either the former Virginia Conflict ofInterests Act, Chapter 22 (§ 2.1-347 et seq.) or the former ComprehensiveConflict of Interests Act, Chapter 40 (§ 2.1-599 et seq.) of Title 2.1 at thetime of their formation and thereafter. Those contracts shall continue to begoverned by the provisions of the appropriate prior Act. Notwithstanding theprovisions of subdivision (f) (4) of former § 2.1-348 of Chapter 22 of Title2.1 in effect prior to July 1, 1983, the employment by the same governmentalagency of a legislator and spouse or any other relative residing in the samehousehold shall not be deemed to create a material financial interest exceptwhen one of such persons is employed in a direct supervisory oradministrative position, or both, with respect to such spouse or otherrelative residing in his household, and the annual salary of such subordinateis $15,000 or more.
(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.36; 1994, c. 735; 2001, c. 844.)