VirginiaCampaign finance; establishes campaign contribution limits, contingency, effective clause.
What it does
Campaign finance; campaign contribution and expenditure limits; contingency. Establishes campaign contribution and expenditure limits for all persons and committees in the Commonwealth. The effectiveness of the provisions of the bill is contingent on certification by the Attorney General to the Code Commission that any such provision is reasonably probable to be upheld as constitutional due to (i) an opinion by the Supreme Court; (ii) The adoption of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution; or (iii) any other reason, to be specified in the certification.
More detail
The bill also states that in the opinion of the General Assembly, the Supreme Court's decisions in Citizens United v. FEC, 558 US. 310 (2010), McCutcheon v FEC, 572 U.S. 185 (2014), and other related campaign finance cases were wrongly decided, that such decisions undermine the integrity of Virginia's democratic process by preventing reasonable limits on campaign contributions and expenditures, and that contribution and expenditure limits will enhance public trust in Virginia's electoral system, facilitate greater transparency, and ensure that elected officials remain accountable to all Virginians. The provisions of the bill establishing expenditure limits for candidates do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conferenceLatest
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conference
- Mar 14No further action taken
- Mar 12House Conferees: Price, Convirs-Fowler, Scott of Spotsylvania
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB688)
- Mar 11Senate Conferees: Mulchi, Surovell, Bennett-Parker
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 11Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 10House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 10House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 9House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 6Passed by for the day
- Mar 4Passed House with substitute (89-Y 10-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Committee substitute printed 26108899D-H1Major
- Mar 2House committee offered
- Feb 27Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB688)
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- Feb 16Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 16Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
- Feb 16Floor offered Senator Surovell Substitute
- Feb 16Privileges and Elections Amendment rejectedMinor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 10Senate committee offered
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB688)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100017DIntroduced