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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 707: State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

Passed one chamber 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 707 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains. Primary sponsor: Cliff Hayes (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N).

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.

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. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cliff HayesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91

“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. Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  3. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  4. Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)
  5. Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  6. committee substitute agreed to
  7. Read second time
  8. Read first time
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB707)
  10. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
  11. Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
  12. Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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