HB 1355 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Information Technology Access Act; numerous organizational changes to Act.

Summary
Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility. Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information Technology Access Act. The bill defines "information and communications technology" as it relates to digital accessibility, defined in the bill, for all persons with disabilities. The bill permits the head of each covered entity, defined in the bill, to designate an employee to serve as such covered entity's digital accessibility coordinator and provides that such digital accessibility coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing such covered entity's digital accessibility policy. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2024 Last action Nov 19, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

7127
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic51
50 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican49
21 Yea 27 Nay 1
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (71-Y 27-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 27-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1355E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Jan 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 14, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105159D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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