Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 71 — Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates, Phase I Utility and Phase II Utility.

Last action — Left in Privileges and Elections

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Campaign finance; prohibited contributionsto candidates; Phase I Utility and Phase II Utility. Prohibitscandidates, campaign committees, and political committees from solicitingor accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined inthe bill, and prohibits any public utility or any political committeeestablished by such public utility from making any such contribution.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Privileges and Elections

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

  3. Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2

  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB71)

  5. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100590D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Not Voting
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 71 do?
Campaign finance; prohibited contributionsto candidates; Phase I Utility and Phase II Utility. Prohibitscandidates, campaign committees, and political committees from solicitingor accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined inthe bill, and prohibits any public utility or any political committeeestablished by such public utility from making any such contribution.
Who sponsors HB 71?
HB 71 is sponsored by R. Lee Ware, Danica A. Roem, Kory, Kaye, Freitas, Nicholas J., and Hudson, Sally L..
What is the current status of HB 71?
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.
Where can I track HB 71?
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