HB 581 — Unauthorized use of voice or likeness; punitive damages, statute of limitations.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (4)
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — sponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (44)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no