HB 479 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Securities Act; investment advisor advertising.

Summary
Securities Act; investment advisor advertising. Permits an investment advisor to solicit, disseminate, or otherwise use advertisements, including client testimonials and endorsements, provided such advertisements comply with the requirements for an advertisement solicited, disseminated, or used by a federally registered investment advisor under federal law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 622 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the legislation regarding investment advisor advertising rules remained unchanged, with the primary differences being the addition of the official approval date and the reformatting of the header and footer to match the standard format for enacted state laws.
TECHNICAL

Added the official approval date (April 13, 2026) and the chapter number (622) to the document, which are required for the bill to become effective law.

Adjusted the layout and spacing of the text to conform to the standard formatting of enacted Virginia statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dan Helmer
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
VA
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