Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced the enforcement of several new laws effective July 1, 2026, including SB388 which prohibits the sale of Virginians' precise geolocation information. The law will be enforced through the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). This is a legislative announcement, not a specific enforcement action against a company.
The OAG will have authority to enforce violations of the new geolocation data protection law through the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. No specific remedies are detailed as this is a legislative announcement.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements and data processing contracts to ensure compliance with Virginia's new geolocation data protection law (SB388). Specifically, contracts with data brokers, analytics providers, and any vendors that collect or process precise geolocation data should include prohibitions on the sale of such data. Data processing agreements should be updated to restrict the use of geolocation data to only specified, permitted purposes and to require vendors to implement mechanisms for consumers to opt out of the sale of their location data. Additionally, customer-facing privacy policies and consent mechanisms should be reviewed to ensure they clearly disclose geolocation data collection and provide opt-out rights as required by the VCDPA.
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https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3062-attorney-general-jay-jones-prepares-to-enforce-virginias-new-laws
HB21
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21
HB308
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB308
HB360
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB360
HB6
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB6
HB238
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB238
HB1022
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1022
HB1262
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1262
SB338
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB338
HB1439
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1439
Virginia Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/
"Office of the Attorney General"
"SB388 Consumer Geolocation Data Protection"
"The sale of a Virginian’s precise geolocation information is illegal in the Commonwealth and the OAG will be able to enforce violations through the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act."
"Published on: July 1, 2026"
"Starting today, the Office of the Attorney General will be empowered with new enforcement authority by a slate of new laws."
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in opposing a DHS rule that allows certain affirmative asylum applications to be referred to immigration court without an asylum officer interview. The coalition argues the rule violates federal law, harms asylum applicants, and bypasses notice-and-comment requirements; the release describes a comment letter, not a privacy enforcement action or monetary penalty.
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