2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB854: Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms, responsibilities and prohibitions to minors.

Legislative Summary

Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms; responsibilities and prohibitions related to minors. Requires that any controller or processor that operates a social media platform shall (i) use commercially reasonable methods, such as a neutral age screen mechanism, to determine whether a user is a minor younger than 16 years of age and (ii) limit any such minor's use of such social media platform to one hour per day, per service or application, and allow a parent to give verifiable parental consent to increase or decrease the daily time limit. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. 

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100432D
Senate
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB854)
Senate
1/29/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106371D-S1
Senate
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB854)
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/3/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/3/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/3/2025
General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/3/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107656D-H1
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB854)
Senate
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Floor substitute printed 25107828D-H2 (Thomas)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute rejected
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Delegate Thomas Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB854)
Senate
2/20/2025
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB854ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB854)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
Senate
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Roll Call Votes

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202522.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/202523.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/202525.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/202524.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/202526.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/202526.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025107.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/2025101.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/17/2025106.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/2025100.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/2025102.1 KB