VirginiaPolitical campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.
What it does
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.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 775.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2479ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 22-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 22-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)Minor
- Feb 22Passed by temporarily
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108005D-H1
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Sickles, Simon, Ballard
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, VanValkenburg, Suetterlein
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 19Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 18Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
- Feb 14Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 13-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 13-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 14Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Feb 14Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25107190D-S1Major
- Feb 11Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2479)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101139DIntroduced