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United States of America: Signing of Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

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Signing of Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

The governor signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act into law. The bill establishes new requirements for personal data processing and security and applies to entities that are based in the State; produce or advertise its services to the res…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-01-13
under deliberation

A comprehensive digital privacy bill (Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act) is introduced to parli…

2021-02-19
adopted

The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act is adopted by both chambers of the state parliament. The …

2021-03-02
adopted

The governor signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act into law. The bill establishes new re…

2023-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2023, the Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) becomes effective after its adoption on…