# Virginia SB201: Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children, definitions.

Virginia SB201, Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children, definitions., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-02-04 (Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 7-N 1-A)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB201-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB201
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children, definitions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-04, Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children; definitions. Requires a controller or processor, as such terms are defined in relevant law, to obtain verifiable parental consent, defined in the bill, prior to registering any child younger than 18 years of age with the controller's or processor's product or service or before collecting, using, or disclosing such child's personal data.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
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## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB201-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).