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 HB 2479.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 25Vetoed 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 (SB775)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB775ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 25-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 25-N)Minor
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108004D-S3
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Sickles, Price, Bloxom
- Vote recorded Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, VanValkenburg, Suetterlein
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 20House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- Feb 19Passed House with substitute (72-Y 25-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (72-Y 25-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
- Feb 14Committee substitute printed 25107386D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB775)
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Privileges and Elections Substitute rejected
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 25106671D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N 2-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N 2-A)Minor
- Jan 30Rereferred to Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25105386D--S1Major
- Jan 28Reported 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
- 2024
- Dec 24Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Dec 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101007DIntroduced