Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; State Board of Elections to review reports of certain candidates. (HB1089)

Introduced By

Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston)

Progress

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

Description

Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; record retention requirements and reviews of campaign finance disclosure reports. Provides that (i) the State Board of Elections shall review the campaign finance reports of candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and 10% of the candidates for the General Assembly selected at random; (ii) the review shall be for the purposes of (a) reconciling the balance in the campaign depository with the amounts reported in the candidates reports of receipts and expenditures and (b) reviewing the reports for mathematical accuracy and completeness, including the reporting of specific information required by law; (iii) the Board shall meet publicly to select by a random drawing the General Assembly candidate campaigns to review; (iv) a campaign committee shall be exempt from review if it has received less than $25,000 in contributions; and (v) the campaign treasurer shall retain, and provide on request by the Board, the bank statements and copies of checks issued on campaign depositories and receipts for campaign fund expenditures greater than $500. The bill will take effect January 1, 2007. Read the Bill »

Status

02/10/2006: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063191500
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/18/2006Assigned to Privileges and Elections sub-committee: #2 (Jones, S. C.)
01/26/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1089)
02/03/2006Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/03/2006Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2006Committee substitute printed 060599500-H1
02/08/2006Assigned App. sub: General Government and Technology (Wardrup)
02/10/2006Continued to 2007 in Appropriations

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This bill mentions Richmond.