Virginia has a comprehensive consumer privacy statute, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). This page collects our coverage touching Virginia, alongside the federal rules that apply there. For the statute itself rather than the news, see our Virginia privacy law page.
Breach Notification
October 5, 2026
Virginia's breach statute sits in the criminal code at section 18.2-186.6 but is enforced civilly by the Attorney General, with penalties up to $150,000 per breach. Residents and the Attorney General get notice when identity theft or fraud is caused or reasonably believed likely. A medical statute reaches only public bodies, and payroll and tax preparer breaches have rules of their own.
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State Comprehensive Privacy Laws
October 5, 2026
Virginia has amended its Consumer Data Protection Act twice for minors. Chapters 840 and 844 of 2024 restricted processing of a known child's data and required parental consent under COPPA from January 1, 2025. Chapter 703 of 2025 capped social media use by users under 16 at one hour a day, a rule a federal court preliminarily enjoined as to NetChoice members in February 2026.
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Consumer Health Data
October 5, 2026
Virginia protects reproductive and sexual health data through its general consumer protection statute rather than its privacy law. SB 754, enacted in 2025 as chapter 591, added a prohibited practice to Va. Code § 59.1-200 and a seven-part definition to § 59.1-198, bringing the Act's private damages action and Attorney General remedies with it.
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