VA HB76 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-09 - Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-09 - Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Political campaign advertisements; disclosure requirements; advertisements placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform. Subjects any message that is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which print media, television, and radio advertisements are subject. The bill defines "online platform" as any public-facing website, web application, or digital application, including a social network, ad network, or search engine, that sells advertisements and has at least 50 million unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months. The bill expands the definition of "print media" to include any non-video or non-audio message placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform, subjects advertisements in video format that are placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which television advertisements are subject, and subjects advertisements in audio format that are placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which radio advertisements are subject.
Title
Political campaign advertisements; disclosure requirements, advertisements placed, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-09 | House | Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote |
| 2018-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-22 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2017-12-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2017-12-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100684D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2 | 955 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 955.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 957 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 958 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
