VA HB845 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
False statements during campaigns; civil penalty. Prohibits a candidate from, with actual malice, sponsoring a political advertisement that contains a false statement of material fact, or otherwise making, publishing, disseminating, or circulating a false statement of material fact, about another candidate for the office to which the sponsoring candidate is seeking to be elected, if such statement is calculated to injure the targeted candidate or his candidacy. Any violation shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence, and, if so proven, a civil penalty of $2,500 shall be assessed against the sponsoring candidate.
Title
False statements during campaigns; civil penalty.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-13 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
2018-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2018-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102155D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB845 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB845+hil |