republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/sb-222.md

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Bill	Commonwealth information security; definitions, requirements.	Commonwealth information security requirements. Requires state public bodies, defined in the bill, to (i) complywith the Commonwealth's security policies and standards, (ii) ensureeach of its employees completes information security training, (iii)conduct regular security audits, and (iv) report the results of suchaudits to the appropriate entity. The bill directs the Chief InformationOfficer of the Commonwealth to (a) publish and maintain a list ofthe Commonwealth's security policies and standards with which statepublic bodies are required to comply, (b) ensure that transitionmeetings with state public bodies occur, and (c) document such transitionsand any exemptions from the requirements of the bill.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	SB 222	Virginia SB 222 (2024)	bill		enacted	John J. McGuire, III	4	38	9	2024-01-08	2024-04-04	openstates	ocd-bill/d17daa1a-be6c-4b4b-9d16-25ae425f1555	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB222	9bfe27c89dab8bdc0b477e984a2ab96c02e959782f0d54c83ee6ee843ab90c6f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 222 (2024) — Commonwealth information security; definitions, requirements.

Commonwealth information security requirements. Requires state public bodies, defined in the bill, to (i) complywith the Commonwealth's security policies and standards, (ii) ensureeach of its employees completes information security training, (iii)conduct regular security audits, and (iv) report the results of suchaudits to the appropriate entity. The bill directs the Chief InformationOfficer of the Commonwealth to (a) publish and maintain a list ofthe Commonwealth's security policies and standards with which statepublic bodies are required to comply, (b) ensure that transitionmeetings with state public bodies occur, and (c) document such transitionsand any exemptions from the requirements of the bill.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0503 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 24106781D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103126D (committee substitute) — source
4. SB222ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• John J. McGuire, III — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103126D filing, introduction
• 2024-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2024-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB222)
• 2024-02-02 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-07 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-07 Committee substitute printed 24106781D-S1 substitution
• 2024-02-07 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2024-02-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB222S1)
• 2024-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-13 Reading of substitute waived
• 2024-02-13 Committee substitute agreed to 24106781D-S1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB222S1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-13 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
• 2024-02-15 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation referral-committee
• 2024-02-16 Assigned CT & I sub: Communications referral-committee
• 2024-02-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-19 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
• 2024-02-19 Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-19 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
• 2024-02-21 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-26 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-02-26 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-02-26 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-02-29 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-02-29 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB222ER) passage
• 2024-02-29 Impact statement from DPB (SB222ER)
• 2024-02-29 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-03 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled
• 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 503 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
• 2024-04-04 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0503)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d17daa1a-be6c-4b4b-9d16-25ae425f1555. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).