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HB 707 VA
Passed One Chamber

State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 55.3 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-5514.2, relating to state government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (21)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103905D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
  4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/2/2026 10:07 am) · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N) · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107256D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
  10. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) · lower
  11. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  12. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB707) · lower
  13. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A) · lower
  18. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  20. Feb 25, 2026 Continued to next session in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

Text versions (8)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws Substitute · HTML
  • General Laws Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws Substitute · HTML
  • General Laws Substitute · PDF

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2027 SESSION INTRODUCED 26103905D HOUSE BILL NO. 707 Offered January 14, 2026 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 55.3 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-5514.2 , relating to state government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. ————— Patron—Hayes ————— Referred to Committee on General Laws ————— Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 55.3 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-5514.2 as follows: § 2.2-5514.2 . Prohibited website domains . A. F or purposes of this section , " p ublic body" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-5514 . B. No public body shall maintain an official website for use by the public with a domain other than a .go v domain. Any email address that a public body provides to i ts employees shall utilize a .gov domain. 2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.

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