VirginiaState government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
What it does
State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. Prohibits a public body, defined in the bill, from maintaining an official website for public use with a domain other than a.gov,.edu, or.museum domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a.gov domain and directs the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
More detail
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 25Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB707)
- Feb 11Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
- Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107256D-H1Major
- Feb 10Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/2/2026 10:07 am)
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103905DIntroduced
- Feb 25Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Latest