RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- In this digital age, it can feel like you have the world at your fingertips -- but that often means your data is at the world's fingertips too. Proposed legislation in Virginia would protect kids' online privacy, but politics could get in the way. As initially written, Senate Bill 361 focuses on protecting kids younger than 13. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wanted to up the ante, protecting all minors, but ultimately, senate members rejected his recommended changes. Some parents take a hands-on approach to monitoring what their child is up to online, but these days, websites and data companies can do the same. SB361 made it through the Virginia General Assembly with bipartisan legislators voting to bar websites from accessing and selling data from online users under the age of 13. The bill was championed by Democratic Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg. "I think it's important that we take this modest first step," VanValkenburg said. However, after reviewing the proposed legislation, Youngkin recommended legislators raise the stakes by raising the age. He suggested altering the legislation's verbiage to protect all kids under 18 years old. When the General Assembly reconvened last week, the majority of the Virginia Senate disagreed with his proposed changes. The vote came down to 21 legislators rejecting the governor's recommendations and 19 legislators supporting them. At least one representative vocalized that they felt Governor Youngkin's amendment was too ambitious. This narrow vote sent the legislation back to the governor's desk in its initial form. Senator David R. Suetterlein wanted the senate to support Governor Youngkin's changes and argued that individuals younger than 18 years old deserve the same privacy as younger minors. "Information about what sort of things you might be looking at that can be sold to other folks," Senator Sutterlein said. Democrat Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg feared the governor's ambitious vision to include a larger age group could create future roadblocks hindering real progress. He referenced other states' cases in which including older teens in the legislation prompted legal trouble with big businesses and websites. "I agree in spirit with what the governor is trying to do," VanValkenburg said. "I would rather get something on the books that actually governs and moves the ball forward, versus [being] stuck in court." He added that -- in the future -- legislators could re-evaluate, but first had to get something attainable signed. Now, it's up to Governor Youngkin to either sign or veto the bill as it was originally passed. In a statement, the governor's office reiterated that he has until May 17 to review returned legislation. Petersburg motel resident recalls devastating fire Megan Thee Stallion accused of hostile work environment, fat-shaming in new lawsuit Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban StormTracker8: Hit and miss showers on Wednesday No deaths, few injuries reported on I-95 in Virginia this weekend