SB 271 — Income tax return; notification of data breach, taxpayer identity information.
Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2018. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requires paid income tax return preparers to notify the Department of Taxation within a reasonable time period if they discover that an unauthorized person has accessed a taxpayer's return information. The bill defines return information and provides that it does not include publicly available information. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 12 removedPlain-language change summary
The new version of Bill SB 271 adds a section that focuses on requiring notification when there is a breach of tax return data in Virginia. This is important because it helps protect citizens' sensitive financial information and ensures that they are informed quickly if their data is at risk. By including this notification requirement, the state takes a proactive step toward safeguarding taxpayers against potential fraud and identity theft.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18105240DVIRGINIA SENATEACTS BILLOF NO.ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58.1-341.2, relating to notification of tax return data breach.
271[S AMENDMENT271] INApproved THE NATUREBe OFit Aenacted SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the SenateGeneral CommitteeAssembly on Finance on January 17, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Howell) A BILL to amend the Code of VirginiaVirginia: by adding a section numbered 58.1-341.2, relating to notification of tax return data breach.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
View plain text versions (3)
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB271ER) View text Current html March 01, 2018
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105240D-S1 html January 17, 2018
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101791D html January 05, 2018
Action History
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
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Read third time
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Taken up out of order pursuant to House Rule 52 (96-Y 0-N)
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Finance
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB271S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 18105240D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Finance
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101791D
Sponsors
- Janet D. Howell · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (96)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 271 do?
- Requires paid income tax return preparers to notify the Department of Taxation within a reasonable time period if they discover that an unauthorized person has accessed a taxpayer's return information. The bill defines return information and provides that it does not include publicly available information. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 271?
- SB 271 is sponsored by Howell, Janet D..
- What is the current status of SB 271?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2018. Enacted.
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