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Elections; political campaign advertisements; synthetic media; penalty. Prohibits electioneering communications containing synthetic media, as those terms are defined in the bill, from being published or broadcast without containing the following conspicuously displayed statement: "This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur." The bill creates a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of such prohibition and, for a willful violation, a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill permits any registered voter who receives an electioneering communication in violation of this requirement to institute an action for preventative relief to prohibit the publication or dissemination of such electioneering communication, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction. This bill is identical to SB 775.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2479ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
Conference substitute printed 25108005D-H1
Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 22-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Passed by temporarily
Amended by conference committee
Conferees appointed by Senate
Delegates: Sickles, Simon, Ballard
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: Surovell, VanValkenburg, Suetterlein
House acceded to request
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N)
Senate requested conference committee
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 13-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25107190D-S1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101139D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
House sustained Governor's veto
Mark D. Sickles
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Paul E. Krizek
Michelle Lopes Maldonado