Panel advances bill limiting state data sharing, broadening protected personal information

Jan 27, 2026

House Bill 11‑61, reported 6–3, would restrict state and local governments from sharing Virginians' personal data except for narrow purposes, broaden the statutory definition of protected personal information and add a $500 civil penalty for willful violations directed to the state literacy fund.

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House Bill 11‑61 was presented to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Open Government by Delegate Tran as a measure to modernize Virginia law on government data sharing and privacy.

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