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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 incorporates SB 840 and is identical to HB 2401.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (Effective 07/01/25)
Communicated to Governor
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)
Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107344D-H1
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
Committee substitute printed 25106528D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105525D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
Incorporates SB840(VanValkenburg)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103376D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)
Angelia Williams Graves
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg