Bill DeSteph
- Republican
- Senator
- District 20
Primary
Campaign finance; appeal of penalties. Provides for an appeal process for any person or committee assessed a civil penalty under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006. Upon petition, the State Board of Elections may provide relief to the petitioner for good cause shown. Such relief may include forgiveness of all or a portion of an assessed civil penalty, the retroactive extension of a deadline, or other appropriate remedy. For each appeal that it hears, the State Board shall publish a written opinion, which shall include the facts put before the State Board, the State Board's decision, and the State Board's rationale for reaching such decision.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 9.3 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-953.6, relating to campaign finance; appeal of penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB945)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB945ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB945)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107400D-H1
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Read first time
Rules suspended
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB945)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103420D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Privileges and Elections Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB945) | PDF PDF PDF |
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