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After passing with relative ease through Virginia s House of
Delegates and Senate, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia
Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law on March 2, 2021.
Virginia joins California as the only states in the nation to have
passed comprehensive privacy legislation. Companies that are
subject to the new law will have to comply beginning January 1,
2023, the date when the law goes into effect. Companies should note
that this date coincides with the effective date of the new
substantive obligations set forth in the California Privacy Rights