Campaign finance; campaign depositories.
Summary
Campaign finance; campaign depositories. Permits campaign committees to designate no more than two campaign depositories for managing campaign contributions and expenditures. Under current law, campaign committees are required to designate a single campaign depository for managing all campaign contributions and expenditures. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Privileges and Elections Substitute
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2 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended from its original introduction to a substitute version by the Privileges and Elections Committee. The primary substantive change is in Section 24.2-947.2(A), which now limits candidates to designating at least one and no more than two campaign depositories, whereas the original version had unclear language about designating 'at least one' depository without an upper limit. The document also shows extensive formatting changes and page reorganization typical of legislative markup, but no other substantive policy changes were identified in the provided text.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it still applies to campaign finance and depositories for candidates seeking office in Virginia. However, the amendment adds a specific numerical limit on the number of campaign depositories a candidate may designate.
REQUIREMENT
Added a maximum limit of two campaign depositories per candidate, changing the requirement from 'at least one' to 'at least one and no more than two' campaign depositories.
TECHNICAL
Extensive formatting changes including page reorganization, header updates, and line breaks typical of legislative committee markup, but these do not affect substantive policy.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
85–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 87
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic52
98% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
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