VA SB1082 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-28 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (4-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Campaign finance; candidate contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $2,500 from any individual or $5,000 from any committee to any one candidate for any election. The bill permits unlimited contributions by a candidate or a candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. The bill prohibits contributions from any person that is not an individual or a committee to any candidate. The bill imposes civil penalties for violations of the limits of up to two times the excess contribution amounts.

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Title

Campaign finance; candidate contribution limits, civil penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (4-Y 11-N) (Y: 4 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-28SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (4-Y 11-N)
2020-01-17SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-17SenatePresented and ordered printed 20105447D

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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