HB 971 — College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations.
VA 20261 session
College student-athletes; biometric data; protections and limitations. Prohibits any private institution of higher education, associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, or baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth from disclosing to any individual or entity outside of the institution any enrolled student-athlete's biometric data, as defined in the bill, without the prior written consent of the student-athlete. The bill also prohibits any individual or entity from making the possession, use, or ownership of or the rights to any student-athlete's biometric data a condition of any contract with the student-athlete for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness without the prior written consent of the student-athlete in a writing that is separate and apart from such contract.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (6)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — sponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Israel D. O'Quinn (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (29)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Israel D. O'Quinn (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no