Virginia Senate Bill 998
Session 2025
Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
998
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-2, 40.1-79.01, and 40.1-80.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 40.1-109.1 and 40.1-109.2, relating to child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation; trust account.
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.
Chaptered
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Labor and Commerce Substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
Commerce and Labor Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (Effective 07/01/25)
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
04/02/2025
Senate
Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
03/07/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER)
03/07/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/21/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
02/19/2025
Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
House
Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)
02/18/2025
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/18/2025
House
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
02/18/2025
House
Read third time
02/17/2025
House
Read second time
02/13/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25107344D-H1
02/13/2025
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
02/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
02/07/2025
House
Read first time
02/07/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/06/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
02/04/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/04/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/04/2025
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
02/04/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/04/2025
Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
02/04/2025
Senate
Read second time
02/03/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/03/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/31/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
01/30/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106528D-S2
01/30/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25105525D-S1
01/27/2025
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/26/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
01/20/2025
Senate
Incorporates SB840(VanValkenburg)
01/07/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/07/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103376D
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Record Updated
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