Virginia · Senate Bill 252 · 2025 Regular Session

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

SB 252 Sponsored by Ryan T. McDougle Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

Read the full title (129 words)

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.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102338D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · Senate General Laws and Technology
  3. SenateImpact statement from DPB (SB252)
  4. CommitteeContinued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · Senate General Laws and Technology
  5. CommitteeLeft in General Laws and Technology · Senate General Laws and Technology

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.