VA SB1146 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-29 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (3-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits persons, other than political party committees, and political action committees from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $10,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly in any one election cycle, of which no more than $5,000 may be contributed for the primary election or other nominating event for the office the candidate is seeking. Contributions made on or prior to the date of the primary election or nominating event shall be subject to the contribution limits for the primary election or other nominating event, unless designated by the contributor as a contribution for the general election. No limits are placed on contributions made by political party committees, the candidate, or the candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. Civil penalties for violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts.

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Title

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (3-Y 11-N) (Y: 3 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-29SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (3-Y 11-N)
2019-01-29SenateIncorporates SB1497 (Ebbin)
2019-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed to LIS only 19106147D-S1
2019-01-01SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-01SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100550D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242948.10(n/a)See Bill Text
242948.5(n/a)See Bill Text
242953.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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