FLOOR AMENDMENT (WARDRUP) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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No member of the General Assembly and no campaign committee of a member of the General Assembly shall solicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the General Assembly from any person or political committee during that member's term of office prior to the time of filing a written declaration of candidacy for re-election or for election to another office as required by this title.

FLOOR AMENDMENT (MARSHALL) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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FLOOR AMENDMENTS (GUEST) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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FLOOR AMENDMENT (NIXON) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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§ 24.2-940. Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; penalties.

A. No member of the General Assembly or statewide official and no campaign committee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official shall solicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the General Assembly or statewide official from any person or political committee on and after January 1 preceding the regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.

B. No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution to a member of the General Assembly or statewide official or his campaign committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.

C. The restrictions of this section shall not apply (i) to a contribution made by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official from his personal funds, (ii) to a contribution to the campaign committee of a candidate in a special election, or (iii) to a contribution solicited by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official on behalf of a political party committee or organized political party group of elected officials.

D. As used in this section:

"Adjournment sine die" means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing reconvened session;

"Campaign committee," "contribution," "person," and "political committee" shall be defined as provided in § 24.2-901 except that "contribution" shall not include money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate to his own campaign and the payment by the candidate of any primary filing fee;

"Solicit" means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but shall not include a request for support of a candidate or his position on an issue; and

"Statewide official" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.

E. Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of, this section shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of the prohibited contribution or promised contribution or $500, whichever amount is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.

FLOOR AMENDMENTS (RUST) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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or statewide official

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or statewide official

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or statewide official or for any political committee

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or statewide official

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or statewide official

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while that person is a party to an enforcement proceeding of which the Governor is aware pending before an agency of the Commonwealth

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and the Attorney General

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while that person is a party to an enforcement proceeding of which the Lieutenant Governor is aware pending before an agency of the Commonwealth. The Attorney General shall not solicit or accept a contribution from any person or political committee while that person is a party to an enforcement proceeding of which the Attorney General is aware pending before an agency of the Commonwealth

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FLOOR AMENDMENT (FORBES) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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however, anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, "contribution" shall include any fee or compensation for representing any person in any administrative or enforcement proceeding before an agency of the Commonwealth

FLOOR AMENDMENT (WAGNER) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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