HB 2043 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Consumer Data Protection Act; user-generated content protected, civil penalty.

Summary
Consumer Data Protection Act; user-generated content protected; civil penalty. Requires controllers and processors to provide consumers with a privacy notice that applies to the consumers' user-generated content, defined in the bill, under the Consumer Data Protection Act and requires that any secondary use, defined in the bill, of personal data or user-generated content be consented to by the consumer. The bill requires a controller or processor, upon request by a consumer, to provide such consumer with a report that describes how the consumer's personal data or user-generated content was processed over the prior 12 months. The bill increases from $7,500 to $15,000 the maximum civil penalties for violations and allows civil penalties of up to $22,500 per violation for repeated noncompliance or egregious violations. The bill also allows a consumer who suffers a loss due to a violation to bring a private right of action against a controller or processor.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bonita Anthony
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