Streaming advertisement volume control; definitions, volume of advertisements, civil penalties.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-614, 59.1-615, and 59.1-616, relating to streaming advertisement volume control; civil penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Streaming advertisement volume control; civil penalty. Requires a video streaming service, social media video service, or third-party advertising manager, as defined in the bill, that serves consumers residing in the Commonwealth to exercise reasonable care to engage in normalization of the audio of short-form content, as defined in the bill, so that such audio is not transmitted at a louder volume than the long-form content, also defined in the bill, it accompanies, consiste
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1057 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marty MartinezAdele Y. McClure
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 39, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 99, X 1
Senate substitute agreed to by House (85-Y 11-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 85, X 3, N 11
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 97, X 3
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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