republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-217.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign finance; reporting of certain contributions received immediately prior to session."
description: "Campaign finance; reporting of certain contributions received immediately prior to legislative session. Requires anysingle contribution of $1,000 or more that is knowingly received or reported by a candidate for statewide office or the General Assemblyduring the period beginning January 1 and ending on the day immediatelybefore the first day of a regular session of the General Assemblyto be reported to and received by the State Board of Elections bythe end of the following day. The bill requires these contributionsto also be reported on the first regular report following the dateof the contribution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 217"
citation: "Virginia SB 217 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David R. Suetterlein"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-12-30"
last_action: "2020-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9118cf2d-7e52-4ecd-a129-1c776acb89f9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB217"
source_hash: "2a03a14932ca1ef105596919c24ae386910383d41b42fc6b1c0ed26ecf32c693"
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 217 (2020) — Campaign finance; reporting of certain contributions received immediately prior to session.

Campaign finance; reporting of certain contributions received immediately prior to legislative session. Requires anysingle contribution of $1,000 or more that is knowingly received or reported by a candidate for statewide office or the General Assemblyduring the period beginning January 1 and ending on the day immediatelybefore the first day of a regular session of the General Assemblyto be reported to and received by the State Board of Elections bythe end of the following day. The bill requires these contributionsto also be reported on the first regular report following the dateof the contribution.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0770)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB217ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB217ER)
3. **Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB217S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB217S1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB217)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB217)

## Votes

- Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N) — **11–4** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (96-Y 2-N) — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101820D `introduction`
- **2019-12-30** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB217)
- **2020-01-14** Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-17** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-20** Passed by temporarily
- **2020-01-20** Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-20** Reading of substitute waived
- **2020-01-20** Floor substitute printed 20106179D-S1 (Suetterlein)
- **2020-01-20** Substitute by Senator Sueterlein agreed to 20106179D-S1
- **2020-01-20** Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB217S1
- **2020-01-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-20** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (SB217S1)
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-28** Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House (96-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Passage (96-Y 2-N)
- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (SB217ER)
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 770 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9118cf2d-7e52-4ecd-a129-1c776acb89f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).