SB 945 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Campaign finance; appeal of penalties.

Summary
Campaign finance; appeal of penalties. Provides for an appeal process for any person or committee assessed a civil penalty under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006. Upon petition, the State Board of Elections may provide relief to the petitioner for good cause shown. Such relief may include forgiveness of all or a portion of an assessed civil penalty, the retroactive extension of a deadline, or other appropriate remedy. For each appeal that it hears, the State Board shall publish a written opinion, which shall include the facts put before the State Board, the State Board's decision, and the State Board's rationale for reaching such decision.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Privileges and Elections Substitute Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill changed from a House substitute version to a chaptered version, meaning it has been officially approved and enacted into law. The substantive content of the campaign finance appeal process remains identical in both versions, with no policy changes to the appeal procedures, timelines, or State Board authority.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural transition from draft to enacted law.
TECHNICAL

Removed House substitute metadata (committee information, bill numbers, dates) and added chaptered version formatting (Chapter 360, approval date, official enactment language).

Adjusted text formatting from single-spaced legislative draft format to multi-spaced official chaptered format for publication.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB945ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill DeSteph
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
VA
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