HB291: Campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties.

Chief Patron

Chris Jones (R-76)
Suffolk, VA
Served: 1998–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/06/2006: signed by governor

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01/04/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066602366
01/04/2006 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/18/2006 Assigned to Privileges and Elections sub-committee: #2 (Jones, S. C.)
02/10/2006 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
02/10/2006 Committee substitute printed 063300366-H1
02/11/2006 Read first time
02/13/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB291H1)
02/13/2006 Read second time
02/13/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 063300366-H1
02/13/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB291H1
02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 9-N)
02/14/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 9-N)
02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/21/2006 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006 Committee substitute printed 060612726-S1
02/23/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006 Read third time
02/24/2006 Reading of substitute waived
02/24/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 060612726-S1
02/24/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB291S1
02/24/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006 Placed on Calendar
02/28/2006 Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 89-N)
02/28/2006 VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 89-N)
03/02/2006 Passed by temporarily
03/02/2006 Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006 Senate requested conference committee
03/03/2006 House acceded to request
03/03/2006 Conferees appointed by House
03/03/2006 Delegates: Jones, S. C., Hugo, Joannou
03/06/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB291S1)
03/06/2006 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2006 Senators: Devolites Davis, O'Brien, Lambert
03/09/2006 Conference substitute printed 060632366-H2
03/09/2006 Passed by temporarily
03/09/2006 Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006 VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)
03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N)
03/21/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER)
03/21/2006 Enrolled
03/21/2006 Signed by Speaker
03/22/2006 Signed by President
03/30/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB291ER)
04/06/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/06)
04/17/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0771)

Summary

Campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain committees; civil penalties. Requires federal and IRS 527 committees contributing more than $10,000 to candidates in Virginia to register with the State Board of Elections. Information on contributors to federal committees will be made available by the Board through a link to filings at the Federal Election Commission. Information on contributors of $2,500 or more to 527 committees will be filed with the State Board and available to the public. Candidates accepting more than $10,000 from a committee must verify that the committee has registered with the State Board. Civil penalties are imposed for accepting or making contributions in violation of the act. This bill incorporates HBs 503 and 1088 and is identical to SB 436. View Full Text »

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