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2009 SESSION
SB 842 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions from foreign nationals.
Introduced by: Ken T. Cuccinelli, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. Makes it unlawful for a foreign national to make contributions or expenditures in connection with a state or local election and for any person, candidate, campaign committee, or political committee to accept a contribution from a foreign national. Violators are subject to civil penalties. Foreign national has the same meaning prescribed in 2 U.S.C. § 441e, the federal law prohibiting such contributions.
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- 12/22/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095534216
- 12/22/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/22/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/09 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/09 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/09 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/26/09 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/27/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/09/09 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)