Campaign contribution limits; contributions that exceed $20,000.
Summary
Campaign finance; campaign contribution limits;civil penalty. Prohibits persons from making any single contribution,or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $20,000 to any onecandidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, orthe General Assembly in any one election cycle. No limits are placedon contributions made by the candidate or the candidate's familyto the candidate's campaign or by political party committees. Civilpenalties for violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2021
Last action Jan 18, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Dec 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Dec 28, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100554D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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