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| Bill | Government, Data Collection & Dissemination Practices Act; dissemin. of personal to federal gov't. | Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; dissemination of personal information to federal government; civil penalties. Provides that any agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall only disseminate personal information (i) to the extent necessary to comply with state or federal law, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; (ii) to the extent necessary to carry out the administration of a state or federal program pursuant to state or federal law; (iii) to comply with a subpoena, court order, or administrative proceeding; (iv) to the extent necessary to ensure fulfillment of the obligations of a purchase or contract made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act or a memorandum of understanding or management agreement made in accordance with the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act; (v) when the data subject has given consent; or (vi) to the extent necessary to accomplish a proper purpose of the agency. The bill also prohibits an agency or political subdivision from selling personal information. The bill authorizes a court, in the case of a willful and knowing violation, to subject a specific public officer, appointee, or employee of any agency to civil penalties. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1161 | Virginia HB 1161 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1161 (2026) — Government, Data Collection & Dissemination Practices Act; dissemin. of personal to federal gov't.
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; dissemination of personal information to federal government; civil penalties. Provides that any agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall only disseminate personal information (i) to the extent necessary to comply with state or federal law, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; (ii) to the extent necessary to carry out the administration of a state or federal program pursuant to state or federal law; (iii) to comply with a subpoena, court order, or administrative proceeding; (iv) to the extent necessary to ensure fulfillment of the obligations of a purchase or contract made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act or a memorandum of understanding or management agreement made in accordance with the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act; (v) when the data subject has given consent; or (vi) to the extent necessary to accomplish a proper purpose of the agency. The bill also prohibits an agency or political subdivision from selling personal information. The bill authorizes a court, in the case of a willful and knowing violation, to subject a specific public officer, appointee, or employee of any agency to civil penalties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Delegate Williams Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from General Laws — 15–6 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 66–32 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 62–34 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–3 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 67–32 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105209D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 2026-01-29 Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Floor offered Delegate Williams Amendments
- 2026-02-03 Passed by temporarily
- 2026-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 Delegate Williams Floor amendments passed by (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-04 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-05 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-10 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-11 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 Senate committee offered
- 2026-03-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-05 Committee substitute printed 26108358D-S1
substitution - 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Senate substitute agreed to by House (67-Y 32-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1161ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d695ad6-44fa-42ae-9569-73e988389fdb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).