Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 973 — Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds, complaints, hearings, civil penalty.

Last action — Left in Privileges and Elections

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Campaign finance; prohibited personal use ofcampaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisoryopinions. Prohibits any person from converting contributionsto a candidate or a candidate's campaign committee for their personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributionswith regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution ofa campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contributionis considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution,in whole or in part, is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation,or expense that would exist irrespective of the person's seeking,holding, or maintaining public office but excepts from "personaluse" the ordinary and accepted expenses related to campaigning foror holding elective office, including the use of campaign funds topay for the candidate's child care expenses that are incurred as adirect result of campaign activity. Any person subject to the personaluse ban may request an advisory opinion from the State Board of Electionson such matters. The bill directs the State Board of Elections toadopt emergency regulations similar to those promulgated by the FederalElection Commission to implement the provisions of the bill and toprovide an updated summary of Virginia campaign finance law that reflects the Attorney General's opinion and any new regulations promulgatedby the State Board of Elections.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Privileges and Elections

  2. Impact statement from DPB (HB973)

  3. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

  4. Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2

  5. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102059D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5301
Total 5301
% of votes cast 56%33%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Nay
Mundon King, Candi — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Not Voting
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 973 do?
Campaign finance; prohibited personal use ofcampaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisoryopinions. Prohibits any person from converting contributionsto a candidate or a candidate's campaign committee for their personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributionswith regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution ofa campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contributionis considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution,in whole or in part, is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation,or expense that would exist irrespective of the person's seeking,holding, or maintaining public office but excepts from "personaluse" the ordinary and accepted expenses related to campaigning foror holding elective office, including the use of campaign funds topay for the candidate's child care expenses that are incurred as adirect result of campaign activity. Any person subject to the personaluse ban may request an advisory opinion from the State Board of Electionson such matters. The bill directs the State Board of Elections toadopt emergency regulations similar to those promulgated by the FederalElection Commission to implement the provisions of the bill and toprovide an updated summary of Virginia campaign finance law that reflects the Attorney General's opinion and any new regulations promulgatedby the State Board of Elections.
Who sponsors HB 973?
HB 973 is sponsored by Marcus B. Simon, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark, Patrick A. Hope, Alfonso H. Lopez, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Sam Rasoul, David A. Reid, Irene Shin, Shelly A. Simonds, Vivian E. Watts, Will Davis, David L. Bulova, Michelle Lopes Maldonado, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Subramanyam, Suhas, Plum, Kenneth R., Murphy, Kathleen, Mullin, Michael P., Kory, Kaye, and Jenkins, Clinton L..
What is the current status of HB 973?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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