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SB 184 VA
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Virginia Consumer Protection Act; shipping goods without certain information.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Apr 8, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488)

Summary

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; shipping goods without certain information. Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to ship goods to a consumer in the Commonwealth in accordance with an automatic renewal or continuous service offer without including a shipping invoice stating (i) the amount the consumer was charged for shipping, if any; (ii) information on how to return the goods, if returns are accepted by the supplier; and (iii) information on how to cancel the automatic renewal or continuous service offer. The bill exempts any supplier that provides such information to a consumer by a timely electronic confirmation of purchase or by otherwise making such information readily available.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (31)

  1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100938D · upper
  2. Jan 9, 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 substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106157D-S1 · upper
  6. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB184) · upper
  14. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  15. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
  16. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
  18. Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  19. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) · lower
  20. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
  21. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
  22. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  23. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  24. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB184ER) · upper
  25. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB184) · upper
  26. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  27. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  30. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  31. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) · executive

Text versions (10)

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
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
  • General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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