ChangeBridge / Virginia / SB444 Signed by Governor 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 Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)