# Virginia HB162: Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.

Virginia HB162, Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcus B. Simon (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-06 (Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB162-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB162
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-02-06, Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Campaigns and Candidates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public campaign financing; counties and cities may establish for certain offices. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to establish by ordinance a system of public campaign financing for elected local offices. The bill specifies certain requirements for a system of public campaign financing established by a governing body, including the provision of a public election fund to be administered by the treasurer of the county or city. A system of public campaign financing established by a county or city is permitted to more stringently regulate the campaign finance activity of participating candidates and shall be subject to regulation and oversight by the State Board of Elections to ensure its conformity with state law and policy to the extent practicable.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-06: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB162) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HPE sub: Campaign and Candidates (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101223D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082665.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082664.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082665.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082664.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB162-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).