Virginia SB 205: Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

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20100598D

SENATE BILL NO. 205 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled December 30, 2019 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9.3 
 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 3.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-948.5 
 through 24.2-948.8, and by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 9.3 of Title 24.2 a 
 section numbered 24.2-953.6, relating to campaign finance; campaign 
 contribution limits; civil penalty. 
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Patrons-- Petersen and Boysko 

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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 
 9.3 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 3.1, consisting of sections numbered 
 24.2-948.5 through 24.2-948.8, and by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 9.3 of 
 Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-953.6 as follows:

Article 3.1. 

Contribution Limits. 

� 24.2-948.5. Limits 
 on contributions to candidates for statewide office and the General Assembly.

A. No person, 
 campaign committee, or political committee shall 
 contribute more than $10,000 to any one campaign committee of a 
 candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or 
 the General Assembly in any one candidate election 
 cycle, as defined in � 24.2-947.

B. No 
 person, campaign committee, or political committee 
 shall contribute more than $5,000 to any one campaign committee of 
 a candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 
 Attorney General, or the General Assembly prior to the 
 primary election or other nominating event for the office the candidate is 
 seeking, unless such amount is designated specifically 
 and in writing as a contribution for the general election.

C. No 
 candidate or campaign committee shall 
 solicit or accept contributions in excess of the limits set forth in this 
 section.

D. The limits set 
 forth in this section shall not apply to contributions by (i) the candidate to 
 his own campaign; (ii) the candidate's spouse, child, parent, or sibling to his 
 campaign; and (iii) a political party committee to the candidate.

E. 
 Any contribution or portion thereof that is returned to the contributor within 
 60 days after receipt shall not be deemed to be a contribution for the purposes 
 of applying the limits set forth in this section.

� 24.2-948.6. 
 Aggregation of contributions; prohibition on indirect contributions.

For purposes of 
 applying the contribution limits set forth in � 24.2-948.5:

1. All 
 direct or indirect contributions made by a person, 
 campaign committee, or political committee to benefit a 
 candidate, including any contributions that are knowingly earmarked or 
 otherwise directed through any other person, campaign committee, 
 or political committee, shall 
 be deemed to be contributions from such person to such candidate.

2. All 
 contributions made by a person, campaign committee, 
 or political comm