VA HB2541 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)
Status: Passed on March 24 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)
Status: Passed on March 24 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility. Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information Technology Access Act. The bill defines "information and communications technology" as it relates to digital accessibility, defined in the bill, for all persons with disabilities. The bill permits the head of each covered entity, defined in the bill, to designate an employee to serve as such covered entity's digital accessibility coordinator and provides that such digital accessibility coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing such covered entity's digital accessibility policy. The bill has delayed effective dates of April 24, 2026, and April 26, 2027, for specific covered entities according to population size.
Title
Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-20 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - House - Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-20 - House - Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571) | |
| 2025-03-24 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 571 (Effective - see bill) | |
| 2025-03-11 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2541ER) |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute Reported rejected |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Passed by temporarily |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Committee substitute printed 25106627D-H2 |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Impact statement from CLG (HB2541) |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105726D-H1 |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104578D |
