The Act represents an accelerating trend among US states to attempt to pass comprehensive privacy legislation in the wake of the CCPA.
By Jennifer C. Archie, Michael H. Rubin, Marissa R. Boynton, and Alexander L. Stout
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed comprehensive state privacy legislation titled the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). Previously, the Virginia Senate unanimously passed the bill on February 5, 2021, and the Virginia House of Delegates followed suit in a special legislative session on February 18, 2021. The law will take effect on January 1, 2023. This post addresses some key provisions.