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• Introduced by Sen. Damon Thayer (R) on January 8, 2008, to authorize the Registry of Election Finance to impose a civil penalty for the filing of frivolous complaints; establish reporting requirements of candidates, slates of candidates, candidate campaign committees, referendum committees, political issues committees, and registered fundraisers.
  • Referred to the Senate State and Local Government Committee on January 8, 2008.
  • Reported in the Senate on February 13, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 13, 2008, to increase the time frame for the retirement of campaign debt from 180 days to 365 days.
  • The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Damon Thayer (R) on February 14, 2008, to restore the definition of "political issue committees" and to define "referendum committee".
  • The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 19, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on February 19, 2008, to authorize the Registry of Election Finance to impose a civil penalty for the filing of frivolous complaints; establish reporting requirements of candidates, slates of candidates, candidate campaign committees, referendum committees, political issues committees, and registered fundraisers. The bill also increases the time frame for the retirement of campaign debt from 180 days to 365 days. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 20, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on February 25, 2008.
  • Reported in the House on March 18, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D) on March 18, 2008, to limit to $2,500 the amount that may be contributed to an executive committee for a building account and prohibit those who contribute $2,500 to an executive committee for a building account from eligibility for any no-bid contract issued by the Commonwealth for the four years immediately following the date of the contribution.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Cherry (D) on March 20, 2008, to increase the mandatory electronic filing threshold from $25,000 to $50,000.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Osborne (R) on March 21, 2008, to permit legislative agents to make campaign contributions to a legislator, a candidate, or his or her campaign committee if the legislator or candidate is running for statewide office.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Osborne (R) on March 21, 2008, to prohibit legislative agents from making campaign contributions to any candidate or slate of candidates running for statewide office.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Osborne (R) on March 21, 2008, to make a title amendment.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Steven Rudy (R) on March 24, 2008, to allow a county executive committee to be exempt from filing any finance reports by filing a form if the committee agrees not to accept or expend more than $1,000 in any one election.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rob Wilkey (D) on March 27, 2008, to require those running for statewide office and candidate campaign committees supporting those running for statewide office to file campaign reports electronically if during the election, contributions or loans in the aggregate of $5,000 or more are received or at any time, a balance in a campaign account or accounts in the aggregate is $5,000.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rob Wilkey (D) on April 14, 2008, to require that contributing organizations report independent expenditures.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tanya Pullin (D) on April 15, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tanya Pullin (D) on April 15, 2008.