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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 141

Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (3)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE

Elections; political campaign advertisements; synthetic media; penalty. Prohibits electioneering communications containing synthetic media, as those terms are defined in the bill, from being published or broadcast without containing the following conspicuously displayed statement: "This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur." The bill creates a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of such prohibition and a Class 1 misdemeanor for a willful violation. The bill permits any registered voter who receives an electioneering communication in violation of this requirement to institute an action for preventative relief to prohibit the publication or dissemination of such electioneering communication, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 12, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 12, 2026
Senate		Accede Conference Committee RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 12, 2026
Senate		Concur House Substitute RfailSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 9, 2026
House		Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 16, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
Senate		Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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