Campaign finance; prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. (SB842)
Introduced By
Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. Makes it unlawful for a foreign national to make contributions or expenditures in connection with a state or local election and for any person, candidate, campaign committee, or political committee to accept a contribution from a foreign national. Violators are subject to civil penalties. Foreign national has the same meaning prescribed in 2 U.S.C. 441e, the federal law prohibiting such contributions. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/22/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095534216 |
12/22/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/08/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB842) |
01/20/2009 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2009 | Read second time |
01/23/2009 | Passed by for the day |
01/26/2009 | Read second time |
01/26/2009 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/26/2009 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/26/2009 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
01/26/2009 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
01/27/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/09/2009 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |