Data Governance and Analytics, Office of; changes oversight of office to VITA.
Summary
Office of Data Governance and Analytics; oversight; Chief Data Officer; duties. Changes oversight of the Office of Data Governance and Analytics from the Office of the Secretary of Administration to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. The bill directs the Chief Data Officer to obtain from VITA the office space and human resources, procurement, fiscal, and other administrative support and resources that are necessary to support the operations of ODGA. This bill is identical to SB 1137.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was finalized and enacted into law with minor formatting adjustments and a change in the office's location from the Secretary of Administration to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. The core policy provisions regarding data governance, the Chief Data Officer, and the Commonwealth Data Trust remain substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The Office of Data Governance and Analytics was moved from the Office of the Secretary of Administration to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, with oversight by the Chief Information Officer.
SCOPE
The Office of Data Governance and Analytics was relocated from the Office of the Secretary of Administration to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, placing it under the Chief Information Officer's oversight while remaining led by the Chief Data Officer in strategy.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and layout changes were made to standardize the document structure for publication as an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1632ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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