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HB518Introduced in the House of Delegates

Streaming advertisement volume control; definitions, volume of advertisements, civil penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Marty Martinez, District 29

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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, consistent with the regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the federal Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act for television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors. The bill provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1057)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101108D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  3. Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB518)

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  7. Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26105873D-H1

  9. Read first time

  10. Read second time

  11. committee substitute agreed to

  12. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  13. Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  15. Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  18. Senate committee offered

  19. Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  20. Committee substitute printed 26108571D-S1

  21. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB518)

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  24. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  25. Read third time

  26. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  27. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  28. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. Senate substitute agreed to by House (85-Y 11-N 0-A)

  30. Enrolled

  31. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB518ER)

  32. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB518)

  33. Signed by President

  34. Signed by Speaker

  35. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  36. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  37. Governor's recommendation received by House

  38. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  39. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  40. Governor's recommendation adopted

  41. Signed by Speaker

  42. Signed by President

  43. Approved by Governor - Chapter 1057 (effective - 7/1/2027)

  44. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1057)

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