BREAKING NEWS: Governor Amends Transparency Bill!

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March 30, 2009

I just received an update from the Legislative Information System that Governor Tim Kaine has made recommendations to HB 2285, the House version of the spending transparency bill. It is patroned by Delegate Ben Cline. However, the system has not yet posted what those amendments are. It’s hard to believe they are too substantive given the unanimous approval it and the Senate version (SB 936, patroned by Senator Ken Cuccinelli) received. It also goes to reason that whatever these amendments are, the governor will apply them also to SB 936. We will update you when we find out.

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One Response to “BREAKING NEWS: Governor Amends Transparency Bill!”

  1. FamilyFoundationBlog.com » Blog Archive » Update: Governor Offers Amendment To Transparency Bill says:
    March 31, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    [...] As we mentioned last night, Governor Tim Kaine has offered an amendment to HB 2285, the spending transparency bill patroned by Delegate Ben Cline. But it’s not just any amendment. It’s an amendment in the nature of a substitute, meaning it’s a whole new bill (see here). At first read, and we stress only a first, glancing read, it seems to provide for fuller transparency. On the other hand, VITA is involved. Here’s HB 2285 as passed by the House and Senate (click here). We’ll study both side by side. Please do the same. [...]

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