HB 1761 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.

Summary
Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to establish by ordinance a system of public campaign financing for elected local offices. The bill specifies certain requirements for a system of public campaign financing established by a governing body, including the provision of a public election fund to be administered by the treasurer of the county or city. A system of public campaign financing established by a county or city is permitted to more stringently regulate the campaign finance activity of participating candidates and shall be subject to regulation and oversight by the State Board of Elections to ensure its conformity with state law and policy to the extent practicable.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

5245
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic51
51 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
1 Yea 45 Nay 3
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance
lower
Jan 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors