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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 85: Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces.

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

SB 85 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces. Primary sponsor: Schuyler VanValkenburg (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N).

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Official summary

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

Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms and operators; interoperability interfaces. Requires social media platforms and operators, defined in the bill, to implement third-party interoperability interfaces to allow users to share social graph data, defined in the bill, and contextual data associated with artificial intelligence systems, defined in the bill, as the user designates. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Schuyler VanValkenburgPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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. Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N)
  2. House committee offered
  3. Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
  4. Read first time
  5. Placed on Calendar
  6. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  7. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  8. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
  9. Read second time
  10. Committee substitute printed 26105623D-S1
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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