Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2140: Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 2140 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database. Primary sponsor: Paul Krizek (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports; searchable electronic database. Requires the Department of Elections to provide an interface for the campaign finance database maintained by the Department that allows users to easily search for and sort information by individual candidates and types of elections, offices, committees, other spenders, and contributors; contributions, receipts, disbursements, expenditures, loans, and other categories of information included in campaign finance reports; and late filings, incomplete filings, and other violations. The bill specifies that the interface shall also provide users tools for manipulating and exporting data. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Krizek | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- Read second time and engrossed
- Read first time
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2140)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance
- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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