republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/sb-338.md

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Bill	Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities, precise geolocation data.	Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities; precise geolocation data. Provides that, for purposes of the Consumer Data Protection Act, a controller of personal data shall not sell or offer for sale precise geolocation data concerning a consumer.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	SB 338	Virginia SB 338 (2026)	bill		enacted	Russet Perry	4	28	6	2026-01-13	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/67154278-1253-4ada-9769-b813f10f6786	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB338	4b0907a8e7479511d619c06776d885ac64dbc7e73f845c1b77d920e2c8c168d7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 338 (2026) — Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities, precise geolocation data.

Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities; precise geolocation data. Provides that, for purposes of the Consumer Data Protection Act, a controller of personal data shall not sell or offer for sale precise geolocation data concerning a consumer.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Communications, Technology and Innovation Amendment (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws and Technology — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur House Amendment R — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Russet Perry — primary (person)
• David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100141D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2026-01-28 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-01-30 Rules suspended
• 2026-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-01-30 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-02 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-06 Placed on Calendar
• 2026-02-06 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-06 Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation referral-committee
• 2026-02-23 Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-26 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-02-26 committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-02-26 Engrossed by House as amended
• 2026-02-26 Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-02 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) amendment-passage
• 2026-03-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB338)
• 2026-03-05 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB338ER) passage
• 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB338)
• 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 820 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67154278-1253-4ada-9769-b813f10f6786. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).