HB 662 VA

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Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties. Adds the offenses of gift card theft, gift card forgery, gift card fraud, and criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained to the existing provisions of law related to credit cards. This bill is identical to SB 444.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102404D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:15 pm) · lower
3. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
4. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107594D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:11 am) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB662ER) · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196) · 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
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML