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| Bill | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 778 | Virginia SB 778 (2026) |
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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/c1fc23ab-de77-4e56-ae82-2708229aabef. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).