VA HB174 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Campaign finance; out-of-district contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits contributions to a candidate's campaign from persons that are not residents of the Commonwealth and limits to 75 percent of total contributions to a candidate's campaign contributions from persons and committees with a candidate, treasurer, or custodian of books who are not residents of the district served by the office to which the candidate is seeking election. The bill provides that contributions made by a candidate or a candidate's family to the candidate's campaign do not count toward such contribution limits. The bill also provides that penalties for violations of such contribution limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts.

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Title

Campaign finance; out-of-district contribution limits, civil penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-15HouseLeft in Privileges and Elections
2022-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2022-01-24HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2022-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101252D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242948.5(n/a)See Bill Text
242948.8(n/a)See Bill Text
242953.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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