VA HB1576 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 30 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; enforcement of civil penalty. Provides that violations of the prohibition on campaign fundraising during legislative sessions are to be reported to the Attorney General, who shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty currently assessed for such violations. The bill provides that in the case of an alleged violation by the Attorney General, the State Board of Elections shall request the Supreme Court of Virginia to appoint outside counsel to receive such violation report and such outside counsel shall be responsible for initiating civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty.
Title
Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; enforcement of civil penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Mike Cherry [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-01-22 - House - Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1576) |
| 2024-12-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-12-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101596D |
