Bill Text: VA HB730 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Campaign finance; independent expenditure reports, electronic filing required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0206) [HB730 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB730-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §24.2-945.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§24.2-945.2. Persons required to file independent expenditure disclosure reports; filing deadline.
A. Any person, candidate campaign committee, or political committee that makes independent expenditures, in the aggregate during an election cycle, of $1,000 or more for a statewide election or $200 or more for any other election shall maintain records and report pursuant to this chapter all such independent expenditures made for the purpose of expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate.
B. Independent expenditure reports shall be due (i) within 24
hours of the time when the funds were expended or (ii) within 24 hours of the
time when materials, as described in subsection A of this section, are
published or broadcast to the public, whichever (i) or (ii) first occurs.
The reports shall be filed with the State Board if the funds were expended to
support or oppose a candidate for statewide office or the General Assembly or
with the general registrar of the county or city in which the candidate resides
if the funds were expended to support or oppose a candidate for local office.
The report filed by a political action committee or political party committee
shall include the information required for a statement of organization as
listed in subdivisions A 1 through A 8 of §24.2-949.2 or subdivisions 1
through 6 of §24.2-950.2, as appropriate, unless the committee has a current
statement of organization on file with the State Board.
C. Independent expenditure reports required by this section
may shall be filed electronically pursuant to §24.2-946.1 or in
writing on a form developed by the State Board. If the report is filed in
writing, the report shall be (i) received by the State Board or the general
registrar, as appropriate, within 24 hours of the time when the funds were
expended or (ii) transmitted to the State Board or the general registrar, as
appropriate, by telephonic transmission to a facsimile device within 24 hours
of the time when the funds were expended with an original copy of the report
mailed to the State Board or the general registrar, as appropriate, and
postmarked within 24 hours of the time when the funds were expended.
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.
