Campaign finance; special report for large pre-legislative session contributions.
Summary
Campaign contributions; filing of finance reports. Changes the reporting requirement from any single contribution of $1,000 or more to all financial activity of a campaign committee of a candidate for a statewide office or the General Assembly knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his treasurer on behalf of his candidacy during the period beginning January 1 and ending on the day immediately before the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly to be reported to the State Board of Elections not later than January 15. Under current law, such single contributions of $1,000 or more during such time period are also required to be included in the next report of the candidate, but under the bill, none of the financial activity reported for such time period is required to be reported on any subsequent report.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 18, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1444S1
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104324D-S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21103238D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Saslaw
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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