STATE BILLVA SB 85ENGROSSED

Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces.

Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms and operators; interoperability interfaces. Requires social media platforms and operators, defined in the bill, to implement third-party interoperability interfaces to allow users to share social graph data, defined in the bill, and contextual data associated with artificial intelligence systems, defined in the bill, as the user designates. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 9, 2026; 276 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA SB 85 · EngrossedFeb 9

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Bill details

Last action: Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N) · Mar 9, 2026

Sponsor

SVSchuyler VanValkenburgSenator · Democrat · SD-016Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 9, 2026Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N)House

Mar 9, 2026House committee offeredHouse

Feb 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and InnovationHouse

Feb 13, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Placed on CalendarHouse

Feb 10, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteSenate

Feb 9, 2026Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate

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Feb 9, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 9, 2026Committee substitute printed 26105623D-S1Senate

Feb 6, 2026Passed by for the daySenate

Feb 6, 2026Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 6, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 6, 2026Rules suspendedSenate

Feb 4, 2026Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 4, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Dec 30, 2025Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologySenate

Dec 30, 2025Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100812DSenate

Recorded votes

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 6, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Feb 4, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 10, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N)Mar 9, 2026 · House · 18 yea · 3 nayPassed

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