SB 493 VA

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Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; disclosure and cancellation. Amends certain definitions related to automatic renewal or continuous service offers, including the definition of "clear and conspicuous" as it relates to seller disclosures and requirements to provide a simple cancellation mechanism. The bill replaces the term "supplier" in current provisions with "seller" and provides a definition for such term. The bill requires sellers to provide a cancellation mechanism that is at least as easy to use as the mechanism used to initiate the automatic renewal or continuous service offer, and includes additional requirements for providing such cancellation mechanism. Under the bill, certain businesses are no longer exempt from disclosure and cancellation requirements for automatic renewal or continuous service offers, and a violation of the provision constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is identical to HB 1022.

• Stella G. Pekarsky Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104951D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 28, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (9-Y 0-N 6-A) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment rejected · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments · upper
13. Feb 3, 2026 Senator Pekarsky Amendments #1-3 withdrawn · upper
14. Feb 3, 2026 Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments · upper
15. Feb 3, 2026 Reading of amendments waived (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 3, 2026 Senator Pekarsky Amendments #4-7 agreed to · upper
17. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
22. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108170D-H1 · lower
24. Feb 19, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26108170D · lower
25. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Feb 24, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
28. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
29. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
30. Feb 26, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
31. Feb 27, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
32. Feb 27, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
33. Mar 3, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 3, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
35. Mar 3, 2026 Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Williams Graves, Jordan · upper
36. Mar 5, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 5, 2026 House Conferees: Reaser, Feggans, McLaughlin · lower
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 13, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26109455D · upper
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
42. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB493ER) · upper
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB493) · upper
50. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 932 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Senator Pekarsky Amendment · HTML
• Senator Pekarsky Amendments · HTML
• Senator Pekarsky Amendments · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML