State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
Summary
State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. Prohibits a public body, defined in the bill, from maintaining an official website for public use with a domain other than a .gov, .edu, or .museum domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a .gov domain and directs the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 25, 2026
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What changed between versions
General Laws Substitute
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Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute
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MINOR
This bill version primarily shows formatting and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core provisions regarding prohibited website domains for Virginia public bodies remain unchanged, including the definition of 'public body,' the requirement for .gov domains, and the effective date of July 1, 2029. The document structure was reorganized with different header formatting and line spacing.
TECHNICAL
Document formatting and layout were reorganized with different header styles, line spacing, and page number placement, but no substantive policy content was altered.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
47–38
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 87
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic52
90% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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