Virginia House Bill 1238 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Elections; political campaign advertisements; print media requirements. Changes the requirement that print media disclosures be displayed in a minimum font size of seven point to a requirement that such disclosures be displayed in a font size proportionate to the size of the advertisement. The bill tasks the State Board of Elections with creating standards for meeting the requirement that disclosure statements be displayed in a conspicuous manner in a size proportionate to the size of the advertisement and requires such standards to be promulgated no later than July 1, 2021, with enforcement delayed until January 1, 2024. The provisions of the bill affecting regulants also have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. Print media advertisements paid for or distributed prior to July 1, 2024, will not be subject to the State Board of Elections regulations promulgated pursuant to the bill.

Political campaign advertisements; print media requirements.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 14-N) (Y: 81 N: 14 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
2020-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective - see bill)
2020-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
2020-03-02	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-28	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-28	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)
2020-02-28	House	Enrolled
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06	House	VOTE: Passage (81-Y 14-N)
2020-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House (81-Y 14-N)
2020-02-05	House	Printed as engrossed 20102971D-E
2020-02-05	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1238E
2020-02-05	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-05	House	Read second time
2020-02-04	House	Read first time
2020-01-31	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
2020-01-24	House	Nay 3 - Cole, M.L., Adams, L.R., McGuire
2020-01-24	House	Convers-Fowler, Reid, Askew, Simonds, Orrock, O'Quinn, Head, Rush, Bloxom, Runion
2020-01-24	House	Yea - 19 Lindsey, Simon, Sickles, Rasoul, Price, Krizek, Levine, Adams, D.M., VanValkenburg,
2020-01-24	House	Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections - removed from table (19-Y 3-N)
2020-01-17	House	Tabled in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2020-01-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13	House	Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
2020-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102971D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	956	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	956.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1238
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1238+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1238E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1238ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0557+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1803V0003+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0054+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0081+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0465+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0126+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0771HB1238+HB1238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0864HB1238+HB1238