2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1761: Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.

Legislative Summary

Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to establish by ordinance a system of public campaign financing for elected local offices. The bill specifies certain requirements for a system of public campaign financing established by a governing body, including the provision of a public election fund to be administered by the treasurer of the county or city. A system of public campaign financing established by a county or city is permitted to more stringently regulate the campaign finance activity of participating candidates and shall be subject to regulation and oversight by the State Board of Elections to ensure its conformity with state law and policy to the extent practicable.

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Bill History

1/5/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100387D
House of Delegates
1/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1761)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
2/17/2025
13
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
2/4/2025
52
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
1/31/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/5/20256.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/27/2025103.6 KB