Campaign finance reports; special report of pre-legislative session contributions. (SB1444)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Campaign finance; special report for large pre-legislative session contributions; contributions in aggregate. Directs any candidate for a statewide office or the General Assembly to file a report, not later than January 15, of any single contribution in excess of $1,000, or any combination of contributions with an aggregate value in excess of $1,000 from a single person, that is knowingly received by the candidate between January 1 and the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly. Any contributions included on this report do not have to be reported on any subsequent campaign finance report. Under current law, only single contributions in excess of $1,000 are required to be disclosed on this special pre-legislative session report. This bill incorporates SB 1377. Read the Bill »

Status

05/17/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Privileges and Elections Committee

History

Date	Action
01/18/2021	Presented and ordered printed 21103238D
01/18/2021	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1444)
02/04/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/04/2021	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2021	Committee substitute printed 21104324D-S1
02/04/2021	Incorporates SB1377 (Suetterlein)
02/04/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Read second time
02/05/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/05/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21104324D-S1
02/05/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1444S1
02/05/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/07/2021	Read first time
02/07/2021	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2021	Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections
02/12/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1444S1)
02/17/2021	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/17/2021	Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2021	Read second time
02/22/2021	Floor substitute printed 21200542D-H1 (Simon)
02/22/2021	Read third time
02/22/2021	Floor substitute printed 21200428D-H2 (Simon)
02/22/2021	Substitute by Delegate Simon withdrawn 21200428D-H2
02/22/2021	Substitute by Delegate Simon agreed to 21200542D-H1
02/22/2021	Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB1444H1
02/22/2021	Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
02/22/2021	VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
02/23/2021	House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 36-N)
02/23/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1444H2)
02/24/2021	House insisted on substitute
02/24/2021	House requested conference committee
02/25/2021	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
02/25/2021	Conferees appointed by Senate
02/25/2021	Senators: Saslaw, Deeds, Suetterlein
02/25/2021	Conferees appointed by House
02/25/2021	Delegates: Simon, Askew, Rush
02/27/2021	C Amended by conference committee
02/27/2021	Conference substitute printed 21200803D-S2
02/27/2021	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2021	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
02/27/2021	VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N)
03/01/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1444S2)
03/09/2021	Enrolled
03/09/2021	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1444ER)
03/09/2021	Signed by President
03/11/2021	Signed by Speaker
03/15/2021	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
03/15/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/24/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1444ER)
03/24/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/21)
03/24/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)