Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 44
Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
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, 2027.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 18, 2026 · House
Left in Committee Appropriations - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Rereferred to Appropriations - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Reported from Privileges and Elections and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB44) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HPE sub: Campaign and Candidates - Dec 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Dec 24, 2025 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100534D