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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 581"
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citation: "Virginia HB 581 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jackie H. Glass"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c08b2699-4620-42a2-be3a-1b4a7e0a8d9d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB581"
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source_hash: "bf23c91fc420fdf24f9a57cba1f36766129c28cbce848b13b533433417f7fdc7"
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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 581 (2026) — Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations.
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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.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085055.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221593.PDF)
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3. **Civil Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108345.PDF)
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4. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171126.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212401.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jackie H. Glass — primary (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103196D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106977D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
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- **2026-02-18** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Committee substitute printed 26108207D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB581ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB581)
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 629 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)
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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/c08b2699-4620-42a2-be3a-1b4a7e0a8d9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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