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HB 580 VA
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Consumer Counsel, Division of; establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0178)

Summary

Division of Consumer Counsel; duties; artificial intelligence fraud and abuse. Expands the duties of the Division of Consumer Counsel to include establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints by the Commonwealth's consumers involving emerging technologies, including referring appropriate complaints to the federal, state, and local departments or agencies charged with the enforcement of applicable consumer laws.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (34)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103198D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
  4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
  7. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
  8. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  9. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  10. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  11. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  13. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  15. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  16. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  18. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  19. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
  20. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  22. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  23. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
  25. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  26. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  27. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER) · lower
  28. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
  29. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  30. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  31. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
  32. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 178 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0178) · executive

Text versions (11)

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
  • Appropriations Amendment · HTML
  • Appropriations Amendment · HTML
  • General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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