republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-714.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Data Protection Act; definitions, enforcement, abolishes Consumer Privacy Fund."
description: "Consumer Data Protection Act; enforcement; Consumer Privacy Fund. Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue actual damages to consumers to the extent they exist if a controller or processor of the personal data of Virginians continues to violate the Consumer Data Protection Act following a 30-day cure period offered by the Attorney General or breaches an express written statement provided to the Attorney General. Political organizations are classified as nonprofit organizations and thus exempt from the Act. The bill specifies that the Attorney General may deem whether a cure under the provisions of the Act is possible for consumers. In addition, the bill abolishes the Consumer Privacy Fund and all civil penalties, expenses, and attorney fees collected from enforcement of the Act shall be deposited into the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 714"
citation: "Virginia HB 714 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7472320-5315-49e4-b167-8ea482c5d48e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB714"
source_hash: "2fa175a2493aa84400e095aa86ef3f063b5073be0a2acde059ca06eea3672a68"
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 HB 714 (2022) — Consumer Data Protection Act; definitions, enforcement, abolishes Consumer Privacy Fund.

Consumer Data Protection Act; enforcement; Consumer Privacy Fund. Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue actual damages to consumers to the extent they exist if a controller or processor of the personal data of Virginians continues to violate the Consumer Data Protection Act following a 30-day cure period offered by the Attorney General or breaches an express written statement provided to the Attorney General. Political organizations are classified as nonprofit organizations and thus exempt from the Act. The bill specifies that the Attorney General may deem whether a cure under the provisions of the Act is possible for consumers. In addition, the bill abolishes the Consumer Privacy Fund and all civil penalties, expenses, and attorney fees collected from enforcement of the Act shall be deposited into the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0451** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0451)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22105707D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB714H1)
3. **HB714ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB714ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103039D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB714)

## Votes

- Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103039D `introduction`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB714)
- **2022-02-01** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-10** Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Committee substitute printed 22105707D-H1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB714H1)
- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute agreed to 22105707D-H1
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB714H1
- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-23** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Enrolled
- **2022-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB714ER)
- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7472320-5315-49e4-b167-8ea482c5d48e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).