Removing outdated provisions governing political committees
SB 492 removes outdated legal provisions related to political committees from the state code. It directly affects political committees that manage campaign finances by eliminating obsolete requirements and procedures. The bill updates the governing framework to reflect current campaign finance practices without adding new restrictions. This change became law on August 8, 2025, after governor approval on April 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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Enrolled Version
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3 edits
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Apr 2, 2025
MINOR
The bill was converted from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, adding official legislative signatures, dates, and certification language while removing the original committee markup and introductory text. The substantive policy content regarding political committee termination remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and procedural elements were added.
TECHNICAL
Added official enrollment certification language, signatures for Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor, and effective date provisions.
Removed original committee markup indicators, page numbers, and introductory text from the introduced version.
Converted draft formatting to final enrolled format with proper legislative headers and footer information.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 10, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 163)
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 85)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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