File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: 
SB 593/08 - EHE
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Pinsky
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General
Assembly
 
Creating a public campaign financing system for General Assembly
candidates; establishing an Election Financing Commission; creating
the Public Election Fund; mandating that the Fund be comprised of
specified proceeds; specifying procedures, requirements, and
conditions participating candidates must meet to receive money from
the Fund; specifying campaign expenditure limits for participating
candidates; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Dyson) Adopted
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (26-21)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (33-14)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Rejected (15-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (22-24)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted (25-21)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Rosapepe) Rejected  (18-28)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Muse) Rejected (20-27)
 -      Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (27-20)
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Abandoned Property
 - Appropriations
 - Auditors and Audits
 - Campaign Financing
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Comptroller
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - Disclosure
 - Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
 - Elections, State Board of
 - Electronic Government
 - General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
 - Gifts
 - Income Tax
 - Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Political Candidates
 - Political Committees
 - Political Parties
 - Public Information
 - Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Commercial Law
 - (
 17-317 
)
 -   Election Law
 - (
 13-235 ,
 15.5-101 ,
 15.5-102 ,
 15.5-103 ,
 15.5-104 ,
 15.5-105 ,
 15.5-106 ,
 15.5-107 ,
 15.5-108 ,
 15.5-109 ,
 15.5-110 ,
 15.5-111 ,
 15.5-112 ,
 15.5-113 ,
 15.5-114 ,
 15.5-115 ,
 15.5-116 ,
 15.5-117 ,
 15.5-118 ,
 15.5-119 ,
 15.5-120 ,
 15.5-121 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 123823/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:45 a.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 283228/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 283721/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
12:01 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 373321/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:55 a.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 383628/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 573627/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 744134/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:00 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 803328/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
11:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 923024/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
12:09 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 25, 2009: Favorable with Amendments Adopted  (26-21)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {383628/1 Adopted  (33-14)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {123823/1 Rejected  (15-31)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {373321/1 Rejected  (22-24)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {803328/1 Adopted  (25-21)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Rosapepe) {283721/1 Rejected  (18-28)
 - March 25, 2009: Floor Amendment (Muse) {923024/1 Rejected  (20-27)
 - March 25, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee (Zirkin) Adopted  (27-20)