2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1469: Campaign finance; campaign contribution limits, civil penalty.

Legislative Summary

Campaign finance; campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits persons from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $5,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the Senate of Virginia or $3,000 to any one candidate for the House of Delegates in any one election cycle. The bill does not place any limits on in-kind contributions to such candidates from political party committees. The bill establishes thresholds for any candidates making contributions to their own campaign in excess of $400,000 in a race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the Senate of Virginia or $200,000 in a race for House of Delegates. The bill also prohibits persons from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $10,000 to any one political committee in any calendar year. Civil penalties for violations of the limits established by the bill may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25101162D
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1469)
Senate
1/31/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/3/2025
Floor substitute printed 25106695D-S1 (VanValkenburg)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/4/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/6/2025
No further action taken
Senate
2/6/2025
Failed to pass
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
1/28/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/3/202522.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202521.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/2025123.2 KB