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 incorporates SB 840 and is identical to HB 2401.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 705 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)Major
- Apr 2Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- Apr 2Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by SenateMinor
- 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 (SB998)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- Feb 19House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 25107344D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (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 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106528D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25105525D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- Jan 20Incorporates SB840(VanValkenburg)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103376DIntroduced