republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-581.md

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Bill	Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations.	Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages; statute of limitations. Expands the existing ability for any person to maintain a suit in equity, including the accompanying remedies available and statute of limitations, for the unauthorized use of his name, portrait, or picture for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade to include the unauthorized use of his voice or likeness. This bill is identical to SB 753.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 581	Virginia HB 581 (2026)	bill		enacted	Jackie H. Glass	5	36	8	2026-01-13	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/c08b2699-4620-42a2-be3a-1b4a7e0a8d9d	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB581	bf23c91fc420fdf24f9a57cba1f36766129c28cbce848b13b533433417f7fdc7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 581 (2026) — Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations.

Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages; statute of limitations. Expands the existing ability for any person to maintain a suit in equity, including the accompanying remedies available and statute of limitations, for the unauthorized use of his name, portrait, or picture for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade to include the unauthorized use of his voice or likeness. This bill is identical to SB 753.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
3. Civil Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
4. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 9–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jackie H. Glass — primary (person)
• Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
• Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103196D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2026-01-29 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil referral-committee
• 2026-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) substitution
• 2026-02-04 Committee substitute printed 26106977D-H1 substitution
• 2026-02-04 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-06 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-09 committee substitute agreed to substitution
• 2026-02-09 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2026-02-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
• 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-19 Committee substitute printed 26108207D-S1 substitution
• 2026-02-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
• 2026-03-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-03-05 Rules suspended
• 2026-03-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-03-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-03-09 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-03-09 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
• 2026-03-09 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-03-09 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-11 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) substitution
• 2026-03-30 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB581ER) passage
• 2026-03-30 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
• 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 629 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
• 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c08b2699-4620-42a2-be3a-1b4a7e0a8d9d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).