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| Bill | College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations. | College student-athletes; biometric data; protections and limitations. Prohibits any private institution of higher education, associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, or baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth from disclosing to any individual or entity outside of the institution any enrolled student-athlete's biometric data, as defined in the bill, without the prior written consent of the student-athlete. The bill also prohibits any individual or entity from making the possession, use, or ownership of or the rights to any student-athlete's biometric data a condition of any contract with the student-athlete for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness without the prior written consent of the student-athlete in a writing that is separate and apart from such contract. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 971 | Virginia HB 971 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 971 (2026) — College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations.
College student-athletes; biometric data; protections and limitations. Prohibits any private institution of higher education, associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, or baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth from disclosing to any individual or entity outside of the institution any enrolled student-athlete's biometric data, as defined in the bill, without the prior written consent of the student-athlete. The bill also prohibits any individual or entity from making the possession, use, or ownership of or the rights to any student-athlete's biometric data a condition of any contract with the student-athlete for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness without the prior written consent of the student-athlete in a writing that is separate and apart from such contract.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Education and Health — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 92–3 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 6–3 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education — 19–1 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — primary (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103119D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
- 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB971)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Education (19-Y 1-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-03-02 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 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 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB971ER)
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB971)
- 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 247 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0247)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ef34b930-5e98-4bdf-a8de-d0c60f53c032. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).