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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.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 699 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's substitute printed (HB2401H2)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2401ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
Conference substitute printed 25107937D-H1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N)
Amended by conference committee
Senators: Ebbin, Williams Graves, Obenshain
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
Delegates: Glass, Helmer, O'Quinn
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
Committee substitute printed 25107575D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107046D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100160D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)
Jackie H. Glass
Nadarius E. Clark
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Dan I. Helmer