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: 2024-11-18 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-11-18 - Left in Privileges and Elections
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 § 24.2-956.1]," and (iv) include the statement "Authorized by [Name of political party]" or "Not authorized by a political party."
Title
Political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or nonparty committee.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tara Durant [R] |
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-18 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Impact statement from DPB (SB406) |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled 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
