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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message, effective date."
+description: "Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message. Permits an individual receiving a telephone solicitation via text message to request not to receive telephone solicitations from a telephone solicitor by replying to such text message with the word \"UNSUBSCRIBE\" or \"STOP.\" The bill requires a telephone solicitor in receipt of such request to honor such request for at least 10 years from the time such request is made. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "SB 1339"
+citation: "Virginia SB 1339 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 37
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2025-01-13"
+last_action: "2025-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f86df09-83ad-4f73-b1da-1431904479a9"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1339"
+source_hash: "b283a5539b69e2b57adf212d80d2de40aa0826d64f4d24d0ecab91d890827072"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 1339 (2025) — Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message, effective date.
+
+Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message. Permits an individual receiving a telephone solicitation via text message to request not to receive telephone solicitations from a telephone solicitor by replying to such text message with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" or "STOP." The bill requires a telephone solicitor in receipt of such request to honor such request for at least 10 years from the time such request is made. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019396.PDF)
+2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079031.PDF)
+3. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073637.HTML)
+4. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075414.PDF)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051071.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (20-Y 0-N 1-A) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
+- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103799D `filing, introduction`
+- **2025-01-13** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-20** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-22** Rules suspended
+- **2025-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2025-01-22** Passed by for the day
+- **2025-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-23** Passed by for the day
+- **2025-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-24** Engrossed by Senate
+- **2025-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
+- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-06** Assigned CT & I sub: Communications `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
+- **2025-02-10** Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (20-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2025-02-13** Passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2025-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1339ER) `passage`
+- **2025-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1339)
+- **2025-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled`
+- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
+- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
+- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (SB1339ER2) `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
+- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
+- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 626 (Effective 01/01/2026) `became-law`
+- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626)
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f86df09-83ad-4f73-b1da-1431904479a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+