HB2401
Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Communicated to Governor
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100160D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107046D-S1
- 02/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107575D-S2
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Williams Graves, Obenshain
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Glass, Helmer, O'Quinn
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25107937D-H1
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2401ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2401)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB2401H2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
