SB 141 VA

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Elections; political campaign advertisements; synthetic media; penalty. Prohibits electioneering communications containing synthetic media, as those terms are defined in the bill, from being published or broadcast without containing the following conspicuously displayed statement: "This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur." The bill creates a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of such prohibition and a Class 1 misdemeanor for a willful violation. The bill permits any registered voter who receives an electioneering communication in violation of this requirement to institute an action for preventative relief to prohibit the publication or dissemination of such electioneering communication, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction.

• Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100611D · upper
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB141) · upper
4. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 House committee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107736D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB141) · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Referred from Privileges and Elections and referred to Communications, Technology and Innovation and rereferred to Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote) · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB141) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 House committee offered · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109370D-H1 · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB141) · upper
26. Mar 12, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
28. Mar 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
29. Mar 12, 2026 Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Salim, Perry, French · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Hayes, Maldonado, Pence · lower
38. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · upper
39. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · upper
40. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · PDF
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · HTML
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · PDF
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML