STATE BILLVA HB 707ENGROSSED

State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. Prohibits a public body, defined in the bill, from maintaining an official website for public use with a domain other than a .gov, .edu, or .museum domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a .gov domain and directs the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 16, 2026; 269 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA HB 707 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Bill details

Last action: Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · Feb 25, 2026

Sponsor

CHC.E. HayesRepresentative · Democrat · HD-091Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Feb 25, 2026Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologySenate

Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)House

Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse

Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Read first timeHouse

Show 12 earlier actions

Feb 13, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB707)House

Feb 11, 2026Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House

Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)House

Feb 10, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayHouse

Feb 10, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107256D-H1House

Feb 10, 2026Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)House

Feb 5, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N)House

Feb 5, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 2, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/2/2026 10:07 am)House

Jan 26, 2026Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessHouse

Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on General LawsHouse

Jan 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103905DHouse

Recorded votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N)Feb 5, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 4 nayPassed

Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)Feb 10, 2026 · House · 11 yea · 10 nayPassed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)Feb 11, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed

Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Feb 11, 2026 · House · 15 yea · 7 nayPassed

Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)Feb 17, 2026 · House · 54 yea · 43 nayPassed

Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Feb 25, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

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