Virginia Democracy Voucher Program; established. (HB263)
Introduced By
Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church) with support from co-patron Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✗ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Public financing of elections; Virginia Democracy Voucher Program. Establishes the Virginia Democracy Voucher Program, by which every registered voter in the Commonwealth receives $100 in Democracy Vouchers. The bill permits these vouchers to be assigned to and redeemed by any candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly who has been certified as qualified by the Department of Elections. The bill provides that candidates who wish to qualify for participation in the voucher program must receive a minimum number of qualifying contributions, defined in the bill as contributions of at least $10 but not more than $500 in the aggregate from any one person or entity in an election cycle, from residents of the Commonwealth and are required to comply with limits on campaign contributions and campaign spending. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2018 | Committee |
01/03/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100120D |
01/03/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/26/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB263) |
01/26/2018 | Reported from Rules without Recommendation (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2018 | Read first time |
01/30/2018 | Fiscal impact review from JLARC (HB263) |
01/31/2018 | Passed by for the day |
02/01/2018 | Read second time |
02/01/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
02/01/2018 | Motion to refer to Appropriations committee rejected (48-Y 50-N) |
02/01/2018 | VOTE: REJECTED (48-Y 50-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2018 | Engrossment refused by House (2-Y 95-N) |
02/01/2018 | VOTE: ENGROSSMENT REFUSED (2-Y 95-N) (see vote tally) |