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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 707

State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 25, 2026
Senate		Continued to next session in General Laws and TechnologypassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Reported from AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
House		Reported from General Laws with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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