HB 83 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Information Technologies Agency; powers of the CIO; creation of Cyber Civilian Corps.

Summary
Virginia Information Technologies Agency; powers of the CIO; creation of Cyber Civilian Corps. Allows the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to select persons to serve as Virginia Cyber Civilian Corp (the Corps) volunteers and Corps advisors and deploy such volunteers to provide rapid response assistance under the direction of VITA upon request of a client affected by a cybersecurity incident, defined in the bill. The bill also establishes an advisory board within VITA to review and make recommendations regarding the creation and administration of the Corps. The bill instructs the Chief Information Officer to consult with the advisory board in decisions related to deployment of the Corps during cybersecurity incidents.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 1, 2026 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
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Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
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Jan 26, 2026
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Assigned HST sub: Communications
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Jan 1, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
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Michael Feggans
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