VA HB637 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Summary
Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; applicability to town elections. Authorizes the governing body of any town with a population of less than 25,000, by ordinance, to provide that the provisions of the Act shall apply to elections in the town for town offices. Present law exempts from the provisions of the Act all elections for town office in towns with a population of less than 25,000. The bill also will make the town elections subject to other provisions governing political campaign advertisements (ยง 24.2-955 et seq.) in those towns opting to be covered by the Act. The provisions on advertisements apply when the cost or value of the advertisement must be reported as a contribution or expenditure under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act.
Title
Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; applicability to town elections.
Sponsors
| Del. Joe May [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-11 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359) | |
| 2008-03-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/08) | |
| 2008-02-28 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2008-02-26 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2008-02-25 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB637ER) | |
| 2008-02-25 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2008-02-22 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-22 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2008-02-21 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-19 | Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-24 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections | |
| 2008-01-24 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2008-01-24 | House: Communicated to Senate | |
| 2008-01-23 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-23 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-22 | House: Read second time and engrossed | |
| 2008-01-21 | House: Read first time | |
| 2008-01-18 | House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-15 | House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087646620 |
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB637 |
