# Virginia HB2140: Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.

Virginia HB2140, Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul E. Krizek (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2140-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2140
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (148 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports; searchable electronic database. Requires the Department of Elections to provide an interface for the campaign finance database maintained by the Department that allows users to easily search for and sort information by individual candidates and types of elections, offices, committees, other spenders, and contributors; contributions, receipts, disbursements, expenditures, loans, and other categories of information included in campaign finance reports; and late filings, incomplete filings, and other violations. The bill specifies that the interface shall also provide users tools for manipulating and exporting data. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-02-17: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2140) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned PE sub: Campaign Finance (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104495D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015265.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015264.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015265.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015264.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2140-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).