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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2541: Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2541 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements. Primary sponsor: Kathy Tran (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility. Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information Technology Access Act. The bill defines "information and communications technology" as it relates to digital accessibility, defined in the bill, for all persons with disabilities. The bill permits the head of each covered entity, defined in the bill, to designate an employee to serve as such covered entity's digital accessibility coordinator and provides that such digital accessibility coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing such covered entity's digital accessibility policy. The bill has delayed effective dates of April 24, 2026, and April 26, 2027, for specific covered entities according to population size.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Alfonso LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Russet PerryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 571 (Effective - see bill)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2541ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  11. Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
  12. Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source