Consumer Counsel, Division of; establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints.
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-517 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Division of Consumer Counsel; duties; artificial intelligence fraud and abuse.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 178 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jackie H. GlassVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 14
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 7
Reported from General Laws and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 9, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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