Virginia House Bill 1648 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Prohibited contributions from foreign-influenced corporations; required reports. Prohibits foreign-influenced corporations, as defined in the bill, from making independent expenditures or making contributions to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, or political party committee. The bill provides that any such corporation violating the prohibition is subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and that any officer, director, or agent of any such corporation involved in such violation is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The bill also requires that any corporation, as defined in the bill, that makes an independent expenditure or makes a contribution to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, or political party committee must certify with the Department of Elections that, after due inquiry, the corporation was not a foreign-influenced corporation on the date such expenditure or contribution was made.

Political contributions; prohibited from foreign-influenced corporations, required reports.

Del. Timothy Anderson [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Dave LaRock [R]

2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-12	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100110D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	945.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1648
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1648+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1648F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1802V0010+HB1648