---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign finance; independent expenditure reports, electronic filing required."
description: "Campaign finance; independent expenditure reports, electronic filing required. Requires independent expenditure reports to be filed electronically. Current law allows such reports to be filed either electronically or in writing. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 730."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 692"
citation: "Virginia SB 692 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russet Perry"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abf80799-5aa0-4e13-845c-2170c0740a5c"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB692"
source_hash: "79d8a07957c30e3730b720a688a611876d60d153f1180fc6de1f65ea44e1590b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 692 (2024) — Campaign finance; independent expenditure reports, electronic filing required.

Campaign finance; independent expenditure reports, electronic filing required. Requires independent expenditure reports to be filed electronically. Current law allows such reports to be filed either electronically or in writing. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 730.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0258** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0258)
2. **Presented and ordered printed 24105247D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB692)
3. **Printed as engrossed 24105247D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB692E)
4. **SB692ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB692ER)

## Votes

- Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Russet Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 24105247D `introduction`
- **2024-01-19** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-06** Impact statement from DPB (SB692)
- **2024-02-06** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** Reading of amendment waived
- **2024-02-08** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB692E
- **2024-02-08** Printed as engrossed 24105247D-E
- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB692E)
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2024-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB692ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB692ER)
- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/25) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abf80799-5aa0-4e13-845c-2170c0740a5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).