VirginiaSB9982025 Regular SessionSenate

Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account.

Sponsored By: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)

To Governor

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 incorporates SB 840 and is identical to HB 2401.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Angelia Williams Graves

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 334 • No: 93

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation

Yes: 19 • No: 21

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation

Yes: 20 • No: 19

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

House substitute agreed to by Senate

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 2/18/2025

Passed House with substitute

Yes: 54 • No: 43

House vote • 2/13/2025

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute

Yes: 12 • No: 10

Senate vote • 2/4/2025

Passed Senate

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/4/2025

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/3/2025

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/30/2025

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/27/2025

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Yes: 14 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)

    5/2/2025Governor
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (Effective 07/01/25)

    5/2/2025Governor
  3. Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)

    4/2/2025Senate
  4. Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

    4/2/2025Senate
  5. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)

    4/2/2025Senate
  6. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

    4/2/2025Governor
  7. Communicated to Governor

    4/2/2025Senate
  8. Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)

    3/24/2025Senate
  9. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

    3/24/2025Governor
  10. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

    3/11/2025Governor
  11. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

    3/11/2025Senate
  12. Signed by President

    3/10/2025Senate
  13. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)

    3/7/2025Senate
  14. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER)

    3/7/2025Senate
  15. Enrolled

    3/7/2025Senate
  16. Signed by Speaker

    3/7/2025House
  17. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)

    2/21/2025Senate
  18. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

    2/19/2025Senate
  19. Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)

    2/18/2025House
  20. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

    2/18/2025House
  21. Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to

    2/18/2025House
  22. Read third time

    2/18/2025House
  23. Read second time

    2/17/2025House
  24. Committee substitute printed 25107344D-H1

    2/13/2025House
  25. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)

    2/13/2025House

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