# Virginia HB707: State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

Virginia HB707, State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-02-25 (Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB707
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-25, Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: General Laws and Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (104 yes, 65 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 54 | 43 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 11 | 10 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 5 | 4 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-02-25: Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB707) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107256D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/2/2026 10:07 am) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103905D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139024.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139023.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130974.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131747.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131746.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130973.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085569.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085568.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139024.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139023.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130974.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131747.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131746.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130973.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085569.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085568.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB707-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).