Unlawful creation of image of another; civil action. (SB1210)

Introduced By

Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Civil action for unlawful creation of image of another. Creates a civil cause of action against individuals who knowingly and intentionally (i) create any videographic or still image of any nonconsenting person who is nude, clad in undergarments, or in a state of undress or (ii) capture an image of a person's intimate parts or undergarments when those captured parts or undergarments would not otherwise be visible to the general public. The bill provides that compensatory and punitive damages may be awarded. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102759D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/30/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2017Passed by for the day
02/02/2017Read second time
02/02/2017Reading of amendments waived
02/02/2017Committee amendments agreed to
02/02/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1210E
02/02/2017Printed as engrossed 17102759D-E
02/03/2017Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2017Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
02/13/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
02/20/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Committee substitute printed 17105469D-H1
02/21/2017Read second time
02/22/2017Read third time
02/22/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105469D-H1
02/22/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1210H1
02/22/2017Passed House with substitute (99-Y -0-N)
02/22/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Title replaced 17105469D-H1
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1210ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/20/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/17)
03/20/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke): WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA TECH, DR. TIMOTHY SANZ, HIS LOVELY WIFE, BABCOCK, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND COACH JUSTIN FUENTE.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE. IT YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. JUST AS THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY, WE'RE SO PROUD OF VIRGINIA TECH AND WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE, THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MOVE VIRGINIA'S ECONOMY FORWARD WITH ALL THE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH, AND TO YOU, COACH, WHAT A GREAT YEAR. WE'RE ALL HOKIE FANS, AND WE REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND PLEASE SEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM AS WELL. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN US IN OFFERING OUR FRIENDS FROM VIRGINIA TECH THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE).

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke): THE SENATOR FROM HENRICO,

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SENATOR DUNNAVANT. I RISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. TODAY I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE MY INTERN, TAYLOR VAUGHN, WHO HAS BEEN SUCH A TREMENDOUS HELP TO OUR OFFICE OFFICER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER SESSION. TAYLOR IS A JUNIOR AT RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE, MAJORING IN WOMEN'S STUDIES AND HOPES TO BEGIN A CAREER AT A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UPON GRADUATION NEXT YEAR. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HER TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR TEAM. THANKS SO MUCH, TAYLOR. PLEASE WELCOME HER, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL. THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD TAYLOR PLEASE RISE. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. I KNOW YOU'VE LEARNED A LOT. I HOPE IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST WITH YOUR EDUCATION ENDEAVORS. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING TAYLOR THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE). THE SENATOR FROM MECKLENBURG, SENATOR RUFF.

Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

[Unknown]: SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville): JOINING US IN THE GALLERY TODAY ARE A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR PROFESSOR, STEVEN WALKER WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE COURTHOUSE. I ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME.

[Unknown]: WOULD MAYOR STEVEN WALKER AND MEMBERS FROM THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLEASE RISE. YOU HAVE A GREAT GROUP WITH YOU THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AND WHAT A GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY YOU ALL HAVE. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 23 GREAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS VIRGINIA AND REALLY DOING VERY WELL WITH OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING MAYOR STEVEN WALKER AND MEMBERS FROM SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE). THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM RICHMOND CITY, SENATOR STURDIVANT. I RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. JOINING US TODAY IN THE GALLERY HERE ARE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW SCHOOL, WHICH I AM VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT HERE IN THE STATE SENATE, AND THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PROFESSOR ROBINSON TODAY. I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD OFFER THEM THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW SCHOOL PLEASE RICE. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US STILL THIS MORNING. WHAT A GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, YOU ALL HAVE, AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, MY BROTHER, A LITTLE OLDER THAN ME, WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AND IT HAS SERVED HIM WELL IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. SO WE WISH YOU THE BEST, AND THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY. AS YOU WILL SEE, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HISTORY HERE IN MR. JEFFERSON'S CAPITOL. I'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW SCHOOL THE WARM WELCOME OF THE Captioning provided by Caption Associates, LLC www.captionassociates.com (APPLAUSE). >> IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE MORNING HOUR? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL THE CALENDAR. SENATE CALENDAR FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 2007, UNCONTESTED CALENDAR, SENATE BILL ON THIRD READING. SENATE BILL 1418, A BILL RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITY REGULATION; PUMPED HYDROELECTRICITY GENERATION AND STORAGE FACILITIES. THE SENATOR FROM RUSSELL COUNTY, SENATOR CHAFIN.

Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS, PASSD SPEAKING TO THE BILL. SENATE BILL 1418 AUTHORIZES AN INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY TO LOCATE ONE OR MORE PUMP STORAGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC FACILITIES IN THE COALFIELD REGION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.