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SB444 Senate 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 HB 662.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB444

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Sponsors

Lamont Bagby (Sen - D)
William Stanley (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-30 S Signed by President
2026-03-30 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB444ER)
2026-03-30 S Enrolled
2026-03-04 H Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-04 H Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2026-03-04 H Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-04 H Read third time
2026-03-03 H Read second time
2026-03-02 H Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18 H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-18 H Read first time
2026-02-18 H Placed on Calendar
2026-02-13 S Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 S Rules suspended
2026-02-13 S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13 S Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
2026-02-13 S Read second time
2026-02-12 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-12 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12 S Rules suspended
2026-02-11 S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-09 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444)
2026-02-04 S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/4/2026 5:36 pm)
2026-02-04 S Committee substitute printed 26106708D-S1
2026-02-02 S Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02 S Senate committee offered
2026-01-20 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444)
2026-01-20 S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:47 pm)
2026-01-13 S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-13 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103315D

Votes

2026-02-02 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-11 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) Yea: 22 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 99 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 S Courts of Justice
2026-02-02 S Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-18 H Courts of Justice

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-13 Introduced
2026-02-02 Comm Sub
2026-02-04 Comm Sub
2026-03-30 Enrolled

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