---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administration of state government; prohibited applications and websites."
description: "Administration of state government; prohibited applications and websites."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1459"
citation: "Virginia SB 1459 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McDougle"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be75945d-cbd5-408e-86c2-fe6d959c57ca"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1459"
source_hash: "a1a6a427a33725c6999d8ffd1ff0bc65e2bacb8e26a3e4e999cb8a8ee6ac2f89"
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 1459 (2023) — Administration of state government; prohibited applications and websites.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0768** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0768)
2. **Printed as engrossed 23103506D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1459E)
3. **SB1459ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1459ER)
4. **SB1459ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1459ER2)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 29-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (12-Y 9-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (74-Y 25-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 13-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- McDougle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 23103506D `introduction`
- **2023-01-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Impact statement from DPB (SB1459)
- **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 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23103506D-E
- **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 SB1459E
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** Chair votes Yes
- **2023-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB1459E)
- **2023-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (12-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-20** Passed House (74-Y 25-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-20** VOTE: Passage (74-Y 25-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-23** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1459ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1459ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-04-12** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 13-N)
- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 29-N)
- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 29-N)
- **2023-04-12** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled bill text (SB1459ER2) `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB1459ER2) `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Enacted, Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/23) `became-law`
- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)
- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0768)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be75945d-cbd5-408e-86c2-fe6d959c57ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).