# Virginia HB2541: Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements.

Virginia HB2541, Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2541
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (430 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 delayed effective dates of April 24, 2026, and April 26, 2027, for specific covered entities according to population size.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Senate Amendments agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 19 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 571 (Effective - see bill) (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2541ER) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reading of amendments waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-03: Appropriations Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-03: Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute Reported rejected (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-03: Passed by temporarily (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee substitute printed 25106627D-H2 (House)
- 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Impact statement from CLG (HB2541) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee substitute printed 25105726D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House)
- 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2025-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104578D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077577.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077576.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067621.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067620.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064429.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050544.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049235.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037819.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037818.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025776.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025775.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017485.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017484.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077577.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077576.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067621.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067620.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064429.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050544.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049235.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037819.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037818.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025776.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025775.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017485.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017484.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2541-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).