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type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities, precise geolocation data."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 338"
citation: "Virginia SB 338 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russet Perry"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67154278-1253-4ada-9769-b813f10f6786"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB338"
source_hash: "4b0907a8e7479511d619c06776d885ac64dbc7e73f845c1b77d920e2c8c168d7"
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 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](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089668.PDF)
2. **Communications, Technology and Innovation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171972.HTML)
3. **House Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184682.HTML)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191296.PDF)
## Votes
- Passage R — **390** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **960** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **380** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **150** (pass) · upper
- Concur House Amendment R — **400** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67154278-1253-4ada-9769-b813f10f6786`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).