Source: https://vacode.org/24.2-954/
Timestamp: 2020-02-19 18:51:40
Document Index: 738649544

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24']

Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; penalties (§ 24.2-954)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
9.4 Campaign Fundraising; Legislative Sessions
§ 24.2-954 Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; . . .
§ 24.2-954
Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; penalties
A. No member of the General Assembly or statewide official and no campaign committee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official shall solicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the General Assembly or statewide official, or for any political committee, from any person or political committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.
B. No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution to a member of the General Assembly or statewide official or his campaign committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.
C. The restrictions of this section shall not apply to a contribution (i) made by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official from his personal funds or (ii) made to the campaign committee of a candidate in a special election.
D. As used in this section:”Adjournment sine die” means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing reconvened session;”Campaign committee,” “contribution,” “person,” and “political committee” shall be defined as provided in § 24.2-945.1 except that “contribution” shall not include money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate to his own campaign and the payment by the candidate of any primary filing fee;”Solicit” means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but shall not include a request for support of a candidate or his position on an issue; and”Statewide official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.
E. Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of, this section shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of the prohibited contribution or promised contribution or $ 500, whichever amount is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.
1997, c. 876, § 24.2-940; 2006, cc. 787, 892.
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HB3150: Campaign finance disclosure; prohibited activities during regular sessions of the General Assembly. (failed)
HB122: Campaign fundraising; broadens prohibition during legislative sessions.
HB1634: Campaign finance; prohibited activities during regular sessions of General Assembly. (failed)
HB2658: Elections, State Board of; fees to cover expense of regulation. (failed)
HB1330: Campaign finance; fundraising during legislative sessions. (failed)
HB1938: Campaign finance; campaign fundraising during special sessions prohibited. (failed)
SB1302: Campaign finance; campaign fundraising during special sessions prohibited. (failed)
HB1040: Voter-nominated primary elections; established for offices of Governor, etc. (failed)
HB705: Campaign finance; campaign fundraising prohibited during certain periods. (failed)
HB914: Campaign finance; fundraising during special sessions prohibited. (failed)
SB519: Campaign finance; campaign fundraising during special and reconvened sessions prohibited. (failed)
SB593: Campaign finance; campaign fundraising prohibited during certain periods. (failed)
HB1129: Elections; establishes voter-nominated open primary elections. (failed)
HB360: Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections, ranked choice voting for certain elections. (failed)