VA HB1761 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to establish by ordinance a system of public campaign financing for elected local offices. The bill specifies certain requirements for a system of public campaign financing established by a governing body, including the provision of a public election fund to be administered by the treasurer of the county or city. A system of public campaign financing established by a county or city is permitted to more stringently regulate the campaign finance activity of participating candidates and shall be subject to regulation and oversight by the State Board of Elections to ensure its conformity with state law and policy to the extent practicable.
Title
Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.
Sponsors
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Rae Cousins [D] | Del. Michelle Maldonado [D] |
| Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Kathy Tran [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-02-11 - Senate - Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N) (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N) (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N) |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1761) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance |
| 2025-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2025-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100387D |
