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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty."
+description: "Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person 18 years of age or older to display obscene material, as defined in relevant law, to a minor younger than 13 years of age with lascivious intent. Current law only prohibits the display of child pornography or a grooming video or materials to a child younger than 13 years of age by a person 18 years of age or older."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 778"
+citation: "Virginia SB 778 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mark D. Obenshain"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2026-01-22"
+last_action: "2026-04-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1fc23ab-de77-4e56-ae82-2708229aabef"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB778"
+source_hash: "f1557ce44f247dc4a126ee607c12b0d2fad36d6209eeab84ade76c007f6a5562"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 778 (2026) — Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty.
+
+Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person 18 years of age or older to display obscene material, as defined in relevant law, to a minor younger than 13 years of age with lascivious intent. Current law only prohibits the display of child pornography or a grooming video or materials to a child younger than 13 years of age by a person 18 years of age or older.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094344.PDF)
+2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217470.PDF)
+3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132620.PDF)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207046.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Courts of Justice — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mark D. Obenshain — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26105663D `introduction`
+- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB778)
+- **2026-01-23** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 3:08 pm)
+- **2026-02-04** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-06** Committee substitute printed 26107281D-S1 `substitution`
+- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 10:47 am)
+- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB778)
+- **2026-02-11** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended
+- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
+- **2026-02-12** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
+- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-13** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
+- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
+- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
+- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
+- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-23** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-24** Placed on Calendar
+- **2026-02-24** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-24** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
+- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-03** Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-04** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-09** Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
+- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB778ER) `passage`
+- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
+- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB778)
+- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1fc23ab-de77-4e56-ae82-2708229aabef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+