Kathy Tran
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 18
Primary
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.
An Act to amend and reenact ยงยง 2.2-3500 through 2.2-3504 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 35 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3505, relating to Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 571 (Effective - see bill)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2541ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541)
Enrolled
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Read third time
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute Reported rejected
Read second time
Passed by temporarily
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541)
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106627D-H2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541)
Impact statement from CLG (HB2541)
Committee substitute printed 25105726D-H1
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541)
Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104578D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Senate Amendments | HTML |
| General Laws and Technology Amendment | HTML HTML |
| Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute Reported | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Impact statement from CLG (HB2541) | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2541) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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