---
type: "Bill"
title: "Genetic data privacy; civil penalty."
description: "Genetic data privacy; civil penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1087"
citation: "Virginia SB 1087 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ebbin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/655394b0-f53e-433d-bfbf-d6fcd6411583"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1087"
source_hash: "8a761c597021ee4da7a94cae2960114b5522f8ec2756ca267efb4d5262ceefb0"
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 1087 (2023) — Genetic data privacy; civil penalty.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0526** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0526)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23107006D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1087H1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103940D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1087)
4. **Printed as engrossed 23103940D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1087E)
5. **SB1087ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1087ER)

## Votes

- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ebbin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103940D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (SB1087)
- **2023-02-01** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-01** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reading of amendments waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1087E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23103940D-E
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-10** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB1087E)
- **2023-02-14** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-14** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** Committee substitute printed 23107006D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 23107006D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1087H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB1087H1)
- **2023-02-21** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Title replaced 23107006D-H1
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1087ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB1087ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 526 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/655394b0-f53e-433d-bfbf-d6fcd6411583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).