Legislation to ensure consumers have greater control and privacy over their personal data was signed into law by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

Senate Bill 1392 and House Bill 2307, which garnered substantial bipartisan support, provide consumers with the right to access their data, delete their data, object to data processing and grant control over data recertification. The bills put more regulations on business and data processing agreements between businesses and third-party vendors. The new rules go into effect onJan. 1, 2023.