State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
Summary
State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. Prohibits a public body, defined in the bill, from maintaining an official website for public use with a domain other than a .gov, .edu, or .museum domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a .gov domain and directs the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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