HB 798 VA

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Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; digital financial assets. Creates a statutory framework for the treatment and disposition of unclaimed intangible property in the form of digital assets, as defined in the bill.

• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102629D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 House committee offered · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (21-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105592D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 669 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669) · 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
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · PDF
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · HTML
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · PDF
• Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML