The 45-day 2025 session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned on the evening of February 22, 2025. Over the course of the session, the members in the Democratic-controlled House and Senate introduced a total of 1,994 bills—1,236 in the House and 758 in the Senate. Of these, 916 bills passed both chambers and went to the Governor for action. Governor Youngkin ultimately signed 721 bills and vetoed 195. All actions for the 2025 session of the Virginia General Assembly were completed on Friday, May 2.

The rvatech council had a very active session engaging on a tremendous number of bills related to the technology industry. The topics included AI regulation, IT procurement rules, social media platform regulations, data center oversight, taxes on IT services, STEM education, cybersecurity, and more. Nick Serfass and others were at the capitol on a regular basis this session testifying in committees, educating lawmakers and advocating on behalf of our industry.

Members can click below to view the full list of legislation that we followed during the 2025 session. Stay tuned for more updates this summer as we work with the Joint Commission on Technology and Science and other committees to prepare for the 2026 session, which will begin on January 14th.

Numerous bills that would have placed additional restrictions on data centers were defeated in the legislature, and significant legislation that did pass was ultimately vetoed by Governor Youngkin. Legislation that would have placed onerous restrictions on social media platforms was defeated in one chamber and a companion was ultimately amended with input from portions of the industry to something more tolerable. Legislation supported by rvatech was signed into law to ease the process for vendors and agencies to utilize standard terms and conditions in purchasing certain IT goods and services.