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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty."
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description: "Unlawful dissemination or sale of images ofanother; penalty. Increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another from a Class 1 misdemeanorto a Class 4 felony. The bill removes the requirement that a personmust have the intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate another personto be guilty of such unlawful dissemination or sale. The bill alsoexpands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminateor sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person who is in a state of undress so as not to expose the genitals,pubic area, buttocks, or female breast but such videographic or stillimage is sexual or sensual in nature. Finally,the bill extends from five years to 10 years the statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of the image of another. Thebill also creates a 10-year statute of limitations for the offenseof unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another. The billstarts the statute of limitations for both offenses at the time thevictim discovers the offense has occurred. Current law starts thestatute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of theimage of another upon the commission of the offense."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 926"
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citation: "Virginia HB 926 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Irene Shin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35a599ad-7941-45c4-b94f-69a226a2b98f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB926"
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source_hash: "8cf2084a8bda28d44dc9050668a6945fcd578288d12bb911bb246c5031b3efe7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 926 (2024) — Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.
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Unlawful dissemination or sale of images ofanother; penalty. Increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another from a Class 1 misdemeanorto a Class 4 felony. The bill removes the requirement that a personmust have the intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate another personto be guilty of such unlawful dissemination or sale. The bill alsoexpands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminateor sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person who is in a state of undress so as not to expose the genitals,pubic area, buttocks, or female breast but such videographic or stillimage is sexual or sensual in nature. Finally,the bill extends from five years to 10 years the statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of the image of another. Thebill also creates a 10-year statute of limitations for the offenseof unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another. The billstarts the statute of limitations for both offenses at the time thevictim discovers the offense has occurred. Current law starts thestatute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of theimage of another upon the commission of the offense.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0697** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0697)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24105454D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB926H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108611D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB926S1)
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4. **HB926ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB926ER)
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5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104917D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB926)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A) — **9–2** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (68-Y 28-N) — **67–28** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (69-Y 30-N) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Irene Shin — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104917D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-11** Impact statement from VCSC (HB926)
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- **2024-01-30** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-02** Committee substitute printed 24105454D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB926)
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- **2024-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 24105454D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB926H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-08** VOTE: Passage (68-Y 28-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB926H1)
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- **2024-02-28** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-28** Committee substitute printed 24108611D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-28** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB926S1)
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- **2024-03-04** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-05** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-03-05** Committee substitute agreed to 24108611D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-03-05** Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-03-06** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB926S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-06** Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 24108611D-S1 (69-Y 30-N) `amendment-passage, substitution`
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- **2024-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (69-Y 30-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB926ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB926ER)
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35a599ad-7941-45c4-b94f-69a226a2b98f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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