Virginia House Bill 162 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-21 - Continued from last session
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to establish by ordinance a system of public campaign financing for elected local offices. The bill specifies certain requirements for a system of public campaign financing established by a governing body, including the provision of a public election fund to be administered by the treasurer of the county or city. A system of public campaign financing established by a county or city is permitted to more stringently regulate the campaign finance activity of participating candidates and shall be subject to regulation and oversight by the State Board of Elections to ensure its conformity with state law and policy to the extent practicable.

Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.

Del. Marcus Simon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-21	House	Continued from last session
2026-02-06	House	Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
2026-01-20	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB162)
2026-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-01-19	House	Assigned HPE sub: Campaign and Candidates
2026-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2026-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101223D

HB162 (Carry Over) 2026-02-06 - Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB162
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB162/text/HB162
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091375.PDF