VA SB78 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-12 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-12 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Campaign advertisements; independent expenditures; electioneering communications; disclaimer requirements. Broadens the scope of disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements to include electioneering communications, as defined in the bill, and messages advocating for the passage or defeat of a referendum. The bill also requires an advertisement that is an independent expenditure or that expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a referendum to contain a disclaimer providing the names of the advertisement sponsor's three largest contributors. The bill also requires independent expenditure reports to be filed electronically. Current law allows such reports to be filed either electronically or in writing.
Title
Campaign advertisements; definitions, independent expenditures, electioneering communications.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Stanley rejected (19-Y 20-N 1-A) (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (7-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Stanley rejected (19-Y 20-N 1-A) (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (7-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24107126D-ES1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB78ES1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Stanley rejected (19-Y 20-N 1-A) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Favola agreed to |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107126D-S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107126D-S1 |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (7-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| 2023-12-31 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2023-12-31 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100855D |
Same As/Similar To
HB276 (Similar To) 2024-01-26 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2 | 945.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 945.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 955 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 955.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 956 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 956.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 957.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 957.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 957.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 958.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 958.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 958.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
