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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 252: Consumer Data Protection Act; controller privacy notice, consumer consent.

In committee 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

SB 252 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Consumer Data Protection Act; controller privacy notice, consumer consent. Primary sponsor: Ryan McDougle (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in General Laws and Technology.

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.

Consumer Data Protection Act; controller privacy notice; cookies; consumer consent. Requires the privacy notice that a controller must provide to consumers to include a method by which a consumer may opt out of the automatic placement of a data file, commonly referred to as a "cookie," on the consumer's computer or web browser and a disclosure of the purposes for which the data files are used. The bill prohibits controllers from using cookies, except those that are strictly necessary, without the prior express consent of the consumer and prohibits controllers from preventing access to their services if such consent is not granted. The bill also requires controllers to document and store proof of such consent and make available an easily accessible method by which consumers may withdraw such consent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan McDouglePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. Left in General Laws and Technology
  2. Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB252)
  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102338D

Sources

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