republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-1346.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign finance; exemption for candidates for certain office or directors."
description: "Elections; campaign finance; exemptions for candidates for certain offices; directors of soil and water conservation districts. Provides that a candidate for director of a soil and water conservation district may also seek an exemption from the requirement that he designate a separate campaign depository by certifying that (i) he has not and will not contribute any money to his own campaign and (ii) he has not and will not expend any money in the course of the campaign. The bill also provides that a candidate for local office or for director of a soil and water conservation district applying for a general exemption is exempt from having to make special reports for certain large pre-election contributions. This bill is identical to SB 577."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1346"
citation: "Virginia HB 1346 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert S. Bloxom, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57438808-c41a-4cb2-9100-591c01f07153"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1346"
source_hash: "f5db083e11a4c27e5552e432957dd006837081cb3e90faac27e5f270100a3541"
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 HB 1346 (2024) — Campaign finance; exemption for candidates for certain office or directors.

Elections; campaign finance; exemptions for candidates for certain offices; directors of soil and water conservation districts. Provides that a candidate for director of a soil and water conservation district may also seek an exemption from the requirement that he designate a separate campaign depository by certifying that (i) he has not and will not contribute any money to his own campaign and (ii) he has not and will not expend any money in the course of the campaign. The bill also provides that a candidate for local office or for director of a soil and water conservation district applying for a general exemption is exempt from having to make special reports for certain large pre-election contributions. This bill is identical to SB 577.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0110)
2. **HB1346ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1346ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 24105067D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1346)
4. **Printed as engrossed 24105067D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1346E)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N) — **91–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 24105067D `introduction`
- **2024-01-12** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB1346)
- **2024-01-28** Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- **2024-01-31** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-01-31** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-02** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by House as amended HB1346E
- **2024-02-07** Printed as engrossed 24105067D-E
- **2024-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB1346E)
- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-23** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-28** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1346ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB1346ER)
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-20** Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-20** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57438808-c41a-4cb2-9100-591c01f07153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).