SB 684 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary
Online Children's Safety Protection Act established; civil penalties. Creates the Online Children's Safety Protection Act, which requires certain duties of covered entities, defined in the bill, to protect the best interests of children who use online services, products, or features. The bill requires any covered entity that provides an online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by a child to complete a data protection impact assessment, the details of which are described in the bill, within two years before any new online service, product, or feature is offered to the public on or after July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits certain actions by covered entities and authorizes the Attorney General to impose penalties and initiate actions against any covered entity that violates the provisions of the bill.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2024 Last action Nov 19, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 18, 2024
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Jan 18, 2024
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Presented and ordered printed 24104080D
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Bill Stanley
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