VA HB926 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty. Expands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminate or sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person whose genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast are not exposed but such videographic or still image is obscene, as defined in the bill. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty. Expands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminate or sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person whose genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast are not exposed but such videographic or still image is obscene, as defined in the bill. The bill adds to the statute of limitations for the misdemeanor offense of unlawful creation of the image of another to provide that a prosecution shall be commenced within five years of the commission of the offense or within one year of the date the victim discovers the offense or, by the exercise of due diligence, reasonably should have discovered the offense, whichever is later. The bill creates the same statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another. Current law starts the statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of the image of another upon the commission of the offense.
Title
Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Katrina Callsen [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] |
| Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D] | Del. Amy Laufer [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (69-Y 30-N) (Y: 69 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A) (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 28-N) (Y: 68 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A) (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 28-N) (Y: 68 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB926ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-07 | House | VOTE: Adoption (69-Y 30-N) |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 24108611D-S1 (69-Y 30-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB926S1 |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24108611D-S1 |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24108611D-S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-08 | House | VOTE: Passage (68-Y 28-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB926H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24105454D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Committee substitute printed 24105454D-H1 |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104917D |
