# Virginia SB85: Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces.

Virginia SB85, Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-09 (House committee offered) (as of 2026-11-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB85-2026
- As of: 2026-11-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB85
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms & model operators, interoperability interfaces.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-03-09, House committee offered
- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Communications, Technology and Innovation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (112 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms and operators; interoperability interfaces. Requires social media platforms and operators, defined in the bill, to implement third-party interoperability interfaces to allow users to share social graph data, defined in the bill, and contextual data associated with artificial intelligence systems, defined in the bill, as the user designates. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation | pass | 18 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-09: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-03-09: Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (18-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26105623D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-12-30: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100812D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199345.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199344.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134054.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134053.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127453.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127452.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082243.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082242.PDF)

## 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)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (became law)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199345.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199344.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134054.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134053.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127453.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127452.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082243.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082242.PDF)

## 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)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB85-2026 (as of 2026-11-07).