Consumer Counsel, Division of; establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints.
Summary
Division of Consumer Counsel; duties; artificial intelligence fraud and abuse. Expands the duties of the Division of Consumer Counsel to include establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints by the Commonwealth's consumers involving emerging technologies, including referring appropriate complaints to the federal, state, and local departments or agencies charged with the enforcement of applicable consumer laws.
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 13, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 178 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the legislation, which establishes the duties of the Division of Consumer Counsel, remains unchanged from the enrolled version. The only modifications are technical formatting adjustments, such as adding the official approval date and adjusting line breaks for the final printed version.
TECHNICAL
Added the official approval date (April 6, 2026) and adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the final printed format of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 178 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB580ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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