SB 444 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 HB 662.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103315D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:47 pm) · upper
4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444) · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106708D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/4/2026 5:36 pm) · upper
9. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
21. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
22. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
23. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB444ER) · upper
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML