VA SB406 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous SB406

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-23 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or political committee that is not a party committee. Prohibits any person from printing or circulating unofficial sample ballots unless they (i) are not printed on white paper, (ii) include the words "sample ballot," (iii) include the statement: "Paid for by [Name of the sponsor as defined by ยง 24.2-956.1]," and (iv) include the statement "Authorized by [Name of political party]" or "Not authorized by a political party."

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Title

Political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or nonparty committee.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-23HouseContinued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-01-29SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26SenateRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-25SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104397D

Same As/Similar To

SB406 (Carry Over) 2024-02-23 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242622(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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