VA HB789 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)

Summary

Campaign finance disclosure; filings by political action committees. Requires any political action committee that files its statement of organization on or after October 1 and before the November election day in any odd-numbered year (i) to file a campaign finance report for the committee's activities during that year with its statement of organization and (ii) to file reports within 24 hours of receiving any contribution of $500 or more during the period between the date of filing its statement of organization and the election day. The bill provides for a civil penalty of $500 for the failure to file any such report and $1,000 for each additional failure.

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Title

Campaign finance disclosure; filings by PACs.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)
2008-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-06 Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-05 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB789ER)
2008-03-05 House: Enrolled
2008-03-03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-29 Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-28 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-02-07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-06 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05 House: Printed as engrossed 087614564-E
2008-02-05 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB789E
2008-02-05 House: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-05 House: Read second time
2008-02-04 House: Read first time
2008-02-01 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087614564

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