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Consumer Data Protection Act; definition of "biometric data"; consent required for processing.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA HB 654 · House Bill · 2026

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsors
+7
Latest action
Feb 18

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Feb 18

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

What it does

Consumer Data Protection Act; definition of "biometric data"; consent required for processing biometric data. Provides that, under the Consumer Data Protection Act, no consumer, controller, processor, or affiliate of the controller or processor shall process biometric data, defined separately in the bill, concerning an individual without obtaining the individual's consent, or, in the case of the processing of biometric data concerning a known child, without processing such data in accordance with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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