HB 580 VA Became Law
Consumer Counsel, Division of; establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints.
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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)
- Jackie H. Glass Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (34)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103198D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
- Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB580) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 178 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0178) · executive
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