SB998
Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation; trust account.
Requires that a child under the age of 16 who meets certain criteria specified in the bill to be considered a child engaged in the work of content creation be compensated by the content creator, defined in the bill, whose video content includes such child's likeness, name, or photograph. The ... (More) bill requires the content creator to set aside gross earnings on the video content that includes the likeness, name, or photograph of the child in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the child upon attaining 18 years of age or having been declared emancipated. The bill also requires the content creator to maintain certain records specified in the bill and provide them to the child and the holder of the trust account on an ongoing basis. The bill also allows the child, or his parent or guardian on behalf of such child, to commence a civil action if the content creator fails to maintain the required records and to enforce the provisions of law related to the trust account. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103376D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB840(VanValkenburg)
- 01/26/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105525D-S1
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106528D-S2
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107344D-H1
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB998)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)
- 03/25/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB998S3)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
