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Panel backs bill to require searchable state campaign finance portal, sends it to appropriations
Summary
The subcommittee advanced HB 2,140 to require the Department of Elections to build a searchable, exportable campaign finance portal similar to VPAP; the governor has proposed $750,000 for planning and the bill carries a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
The Privileges and Elections Subcommittee advanced HB 2,140 by voice and recorded a unanimous 8-0 vote to send the bill to appropriations for funding consideration.
Delegate Kreesick, sponsor of HB 2,140, described the bill as a state requirement to provide the kind of searchable, exportable campaign finance data currently available from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP). "It requires the Department of Elections to invest in a comprehensive online campaign finance portal that…
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