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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 HB 2479.
Introduced
Dec 24, 2024
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Passed by for the day
Senate 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 (SB775)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB775ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
Conference substitute printed 25108004D-S3
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 25-N)
Amended by conference committee
House insisted on substitute
Delegates: Sickles, Price, Bloxom
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: Surovell, VanValkenburg, Suetterlein
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (72-Y 25-N)
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
Committee substitute printed 25107386D-H1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Privileges and Elections Substitute rejected
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 25106671D-S2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
Committee substitute printed 25105386D--S1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101007D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Senate sustained Governor's veto
Scott A. Surovell
Saddam Azlan Salim