VirginiaChild labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account.
What it does
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.
More detail
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 is identical to SB 998.
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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
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 699 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Passed by for the day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB2401H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2401ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N)Minor
- Feb 21Conference substitute printed 25107937D-H1
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Ebbin, Williams Graves, Obenshain
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Glass, Helmer, O'Quinn
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 19Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Committee substitute printed 25107575D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107046D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- Jan 21Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100160DIntroduced