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Virginia House of DelegatesHB 707

State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.

Passed 54–43Crossed party lines

What it does: State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains. Prohibits a public body, defined in the bill, from maintaining an official website for public use with a domain other than a .gov, .edu, or .museum domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a .gov domain and directs the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2029. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: Read third time and passed House

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The tally

Yes 54 · No 43 · Not voting 2

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats5482
Republicans0350

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 8 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (99)

Yes 54

No 43

Not voting 2

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.