Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 684 — Online Children's Safety Protection Act; established, civil penalties.

Last action — Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Online Children's Safety Protection Act established;civil penalties. Creates the Online Children's Safety ProtectionAct, which requires certain duties of covered entities, defined inthe bill, to protect the best interests of children who use onlineservices, products, or features. The bill requires any covered entitythat provides an online service, product, or feature likely to beaccessed by a child to complete a data protection impact assessment,the details of which are described in the bill, within two yearsbefore any new online service, product, or feature is offered tothe public on or after July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits certainactions by covered entities and authorizes the Attorney General toimpose penalties and initiate actions against any covered entitythat violates the provisions of the bill.

Bill Text

  • Presented and ordered printed 24104080D View text Current pdf January 18, 2024

Action History

  1. Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

  2. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB684)

  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  5. Presented and ordered printed 24104080D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

Passed 8 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8601
Total 8601
% of votes cast 53%40%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Not Voting
Timmy French — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 684 do?
Online Children's Safety Protection Act established;civil penalties. Creates the Online Children's Safety ProtectionAct, which requires certain duties of covered entities, defined inthe bill, to protect the best interests of children who use onlineservices, products, or features. The bill requires any covered entitythat provides an online service, product, or feature likely to beaccessed by a child to complete a data protection impact assessment,the details of which are described in the bill, within two yearsbefore any new online service, product, or feature is offered tothe public on or after July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits certainactions by covered entities and authorizes the Attorney General toimpose penalties and initiate actions against any covered entitythat violates the provisions of the bill.
Who sponsors SB 684?
SB 684 is sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr..
What is the current status of SB 684?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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