HB 398 VA

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Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act to regulate the practices of persons seeking to receive compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is identical to SB 315.

• Charniele L. Herring Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103448D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) · lower
11. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398) · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB398ER) · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398) · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 602 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0602) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML