SB 889 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

Summary
Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.Prohibits any person or campaign, referendum, or inaugural committeefrom making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions,that exceeds $2,500 to any one candidate for the General Assemblyor $5,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,or Attorney General in any single calendar year. Political action,federal political action, or out-of-state political committees areprohibited from making any single contribution or any combinationof contributions that exceeds $5,000 to any one candidate for theGeneral Assembly or $10,000 to any one candidate for Governor, LieutenantGovernor, or Attorney General in any single calendar year. No limitsare placed on contributions made by political party committees, thecandidate, or the candidate's family to the candidate's campaign.Civil penalties for violations of the limits may equal up to twotimes the excess contribution amounts.
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Jan 2020
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Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Jan 8, 2020
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103920D
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Adam Ebbin
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