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Virginia General Assembly · SB 489 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 655

Financial institutions and services; virtual currency kiosk operators, license required, penalties.

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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Subtitle III of Title 6.2 a chapter numbered 22.2, consisting of sections numbered 6.2-2239 through 6.2-2266, relating to financial institutions and services; Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Financial institutions and services; virtual currency kiosk operators; license required; penalties. Establishes requirements for the operation of virtual currency kiosks, as defined in the bill, including a requirement that a virtual currency kiosk operator obtain licensure with the State Corporation Commission. The bill requires operators to file annual and quarterly reports, provide certain disclosures, and take reasonable steps to detect and prevent fraud and money laundering. The bill prohib
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 655 (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

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Saddam Azlan SalimMichelle Lopes MaldonadoSam RasoulIrene Shin

Recorded votes

House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-A 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Passed House with amendments (86-Y 10-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 86, N 10, X 3
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 19, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and AppropriationsSenate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N 4-A)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 11, A 4
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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