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February 8, 2021
Following California’s lead with its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Virginia has unveiled two bills in its House of Delegates and Senate that were approved in their respective congressional branch and sent to the other for approval.
Both bills “establish( ) a framework for controlling and processing personal data” in Virginia. Accordingly, the bills “appl(y) to all persons that conduct business in the Commonwealth and either (i) control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers or (ii) derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data and control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers.” The bills specifically detail responsibilities and standards for privacy protection for data controllers and processors. The bills also give consumers the “rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of personal data and to opt out of the processing of personal data for the purpos