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2024 SESSION

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SB 222 Commonwealth information security; definitions, requirements.

Introduced by: John J. McGuire, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Commonwealth information security requirements. Exempts cybersecurity information, defined in the bill, from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act while in possession of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). The bill requires VITA to keep such cybersecurity information confidential unless the Chief Information Officer or his designee authorizes publication or disclosure of reports or aggregate cybersecurity information.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103126D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106781D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/29/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB222ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0503)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103126D
• 01/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106781D-S1
• 02/07/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/12/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/13/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106781D-S1
• 02/13/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB222S1
• 02/13/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
• 02/16/24  House: Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
• 02/19/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/19/24  House: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/21/24  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/24  House: Read second time
• 02/26/24  House: Read third time
• 02/26/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/29/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB222ER)
• 02/29/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/04/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 503 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0503)