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HB662 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties.

Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties. Adds the offenses of gift card theft, gift card forgery, gift card fraud, and criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained to the existing provisions of law related to credit cards. This bill is identical to SB 444.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB662

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Sponsors

Michelle Maldonado (Rep - D)
Jessica Anderson (Rep - D)
Nadarius Clark (Rep - D)
Rozia Henson (Rep - D)
Sam Rasoul (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10 H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-05 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662)
2026-03-04 S Signed by President
2026-03-04 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-04 H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB662ER)
2026-03-04 H Enrolled
2026-03-02 H Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:11 am)
2026-02-27 S Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27 S Read third time
2026-02-26 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-26 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26 S Rules suspended
2026-02-25 S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-23 S Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18 S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-18 S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17 H Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 H Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-16 H committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-16 H Read second time
2026-02-16 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662)
2026-02-15 H Read first time
2026-02-13 H Committee substitute printed 26107594D-H1
2026-02-13 H Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2026-02-11 H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
2026-02-11 H House subcommittee offered
2026-02-10 H Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
2026-01-20 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662)
2026-01-15 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662)
2026-01-13 H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-13 H Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:15 pm)
2026-01-13 H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102404D

Votes

2026-02-11 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) Yea: 10 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) Yea: 21 Nay: 0
2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-02-23 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) Yea: 13 Nay: 0
2026-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-02-27 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 37 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 H Courts of Justice
2026-02-10 H Courts of Justice: Criminal
2026-02-18 S Courts of Justice
2026-02-23 S Finance and Appropriations

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-13 Introduced
2026-02-11 Comm Sub
2026-02-11 Comm Sub
2026-02-13 Comm Sub
2026-03-04 Enrolled

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