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HB 654

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 18, 2026.

Consumer Data Protection Act; definition of "biometric data""; consent required for processing.".

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-654
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Communications, Technology and Innovation
House of Delegates failed 2026-02-18
Privacy / Data / Technology
Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act; definition of 'biometric data'; consent required for processing biometric data. Provides that, under the Consumer Data Protection Act, no consumer, controller, processor, or affiliate of the controller or processor shall process biometric data, defined separately in the bill, concerning an individual without obtaining the individual's consent, or, in the case of the processing of biometric data concerning a known child, without processing such data in accordance with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Sponsor
Maldonado
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-18 Latest Action H Left in Committee Communications, Technology and Innovation
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