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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 406: Political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or nonparty committee.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 406 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or nonparty committee. Primary sponsor: Tara Durant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Privileges and Elections.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Elections; political campaign advertisements; advertisements sponsored by a person or political committee that is not a party committee. Prohibits any person from printing or circulating unofficial sample ballots unless they (i) are not printed on white paper, (ii) include the words "sample ballot," (iii) include the statement: "Paid for by [Name of the sponsor as defined by § 24.2-956.1]," and (iv) include the statement "Authorized by [Name of political party]" or "Not authorized by a political party."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tara DurantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Privileges and Elections
  2. Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  4. Read first time
  5. Placed on Calendar
  6. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  7. Read second time and engrossed
  8. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  9. Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
  10. Impact statement from DPB (SB406)
  11. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  12. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104397D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source