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VA SB 502

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Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates. Prohibits candidates, campaign committees, and political committees from soliciting or accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined in relevant law, and prohibits any public utility or political action committee established by such public utility from making any such contribution. The bill also provides that its provisions shall not be construed to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of contributions from a political action committee established by the employees of a public utility. Under the bill, such political action committee may be administered by the public utility so long as no general treasury funds of the public utility are used for the purposes of making contributions to any candidate, campaign committee, or political committee.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-10 — Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Danica A. Roemprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102998D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB502)

  4. 2026-02-10

    Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 7-N 1-A)

    committee-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Privileges and Elections

    2026-02-10 · fail · 7-7

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aaron R. Rouse: abstain
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Bill DeSteph: no
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Emily M. Jordan: no
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB502

Attribution

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