# Virginia HB2401: Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account. Virginia HB2401, Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-02 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2401-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2401 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699) - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (354 yes, 246 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation; trust account. Requires that a child under the age of 16 who meets certain criteria specified in the bill to be considered a child engaged in the work of content creation be compensated by the content creator, defined in the bill, whose video content includes such child's likeness, name, or photograph. The bill requires the content creator to set aside gross earnings on the video content that includes the likeness, name, or photograph of the child in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the child upon attaining 18 years of age or having been declared emancipated. The bill also requires the content creator to maintain certain records specified in the bill and provide them to the child and the holder of the trust account on an ongoing basis. The bill also allows the child, or his parent or guardian on behalf of such child, to commence a civil action if the content creator fails to maintain the required records and to enforce the provisions of law related to the trust account. This bill is identical to SB 998. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | Passed by for the day Block Vote | pass | 47 | 46 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 1 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 52 | 44 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 1 | 96 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 53 | 46 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 11 | 10 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 | ## Actions (52) - 2025-05-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699) (Governor) - 2025-05-02: Approved by Governor-Chapter 699 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day Block Vote (47-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Governor's substitute printed (HB2401H2) (House) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2401ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401) (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Conference substitute printed 25107937D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Ebbin, Williams Graves, Obenshain (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Glass, Helmer, O'Quinn (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401) (House) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee substitute printed 25107575D-S2 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Committee substitute printed 25107046D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401) (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100160D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079832.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079831.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074526.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074525.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073682.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068888.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068887.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066697.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066700.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066699.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054387.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054386.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046194.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046193.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045400.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045399.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016228.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016227.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079832.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079831.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074526.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074525.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073682.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068888.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068887.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066697.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066700.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066699.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054387.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054386.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046194.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046193.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045400.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045399.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016228.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016227.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2401-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).