VA SB684 | 2024 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future SB684

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-31 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Online Children's Safety Protection Act established; civil penalties. Creates the Online Children's Safety Protection Act, which requires certain duties of covered entities, defined in the bill, to protect the best interests of children who use online services, products, or features. The bill requires any covered entity that provides an online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by a child to complete a data protection impact assessment, the details of which are described in the bill, within two years before any new online service, product, or feature is offered to the public on or after July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits certain actions by covered entities and authorizes the Attorney General to impose penalties and initiate actions against any covered entity that violates the provisions of the bill.

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Title

Online Children's Safety Protection Act; established, civil penalties.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-31SenateContinued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
2024-01-18SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-18SenatePresented and ordered printed 24104080D

Same As/Similar To

SB684 (Carry Over) 2024-01-31 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
591603(n/a)See Bill Text
591607(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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