Virginia Senate Bill 1515 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0811)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the Internet. Creates a civil cause of action for any commercial entity that knowingly or intentionally publishes or distributes on the Internet material harmful to minors, as defined in the bill, and that does not take reasonable steps to verify that the age of a person attempting to access such material harmful to minors is 18 years of age or older. The bill also clarifies the definition of "sexual conduct" so that it is neutral regarding sexual orientation for the purpose of crimes related to prohibited sales and loans to juveniles. Civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the Internet. Creates a civil cause of action for any commercial entity that knowingly or intentionally publishes or distributes on the Internet material harmful to minors, as defined in the bill, and that does not take reasonable steps to verify that the age of a person attempting to access such material harmful to minors is 18 years of age or older. The bill also clarifies the definition of "sexual conduct" so that it is neutral regarding sexual orientation for the purpose of crimes related to prohibited sales and loans to juveniles.

Harmful materials; civil liability for publishing or distributing to minors on the Internet.

Sen. William Stanley [R]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) (Y: 18 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0811)
2023-05-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 811 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
2023-03-27	Senate	Governor's substitute printed 23107762D-S3
2023-03-27	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1515ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-23	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1515S1
2023-02-07	Senate	Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 23106427D-S1
2023-02-07	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment rejected
2023-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Motion to recommit to committee rejected
2023-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-07	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23106425D-S2 (Edwards)
2023-02-07	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23106427D-S1 (Surovell)
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-20	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23104347D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	40.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1515
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1515+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1515S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1515S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1515ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1515S3+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0811+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1515AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1515ASR
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107178A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107243A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1515AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1515AHE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1515AG
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0154+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0289SB1515+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0366SB1515+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0367SB1515+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0374SB1515+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0232+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0322+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0885SB1515+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2276+SB1515
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1046SB1515+SB1515