# 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 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcus B. Simon (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB162
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 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: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Campaigns and Candidates
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 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 2028 (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/1231389.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231388.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231389.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231388.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB162-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).