HB 69 VA

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Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, except as a term of sale in the event that a franchisee sells a franchise to a third party or back to the franchisor. This bill is identical to SB 240.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100313D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69) · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
12. Mar 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
13. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109317D-S1 · upper
15. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 11, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
21. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69) · lower
25. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB69ER) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69) · lower
33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 553 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML