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Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Friday vetoed bipartisan ethics legislation after lawmakers rejected amendments he sought.

The General Assembly unanimously approved House Bill 1212, which would have barred the governor, his campaign committee or his political action committee from soliciting or accepting a donation or gift worth $50 or more from anyone seeking funding from the Governor’s Development Opportunity Fund.

Violations would carry a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift.

The legislature passed House Bill 1212 in addition to the omnibus ethics legislation which the governor has signed into law.

The Governor’s Development Opportunity Fund is a vehicle to provide grants and loans to businesses seeking to move to Virginia or expand their presence here. Awards from the fund, worth about $35 million, are made without competitive bidding, according to the sponsors of the legislation.

Friday was McAuliffe’s last day to act on legislation from the April reconvened session.

The governor unsuccessfully sought to extend the legislation’s restrictions to cover state lawmakers as well, and to require the legislation be re-enacted by the 2015 General Assembly.