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VA HB 689

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Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 689 pass?

The current status of VA HB 689 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 689 about?

Gift certificates; international transactions; fraud reports. Amends the definition of "gift certificate" and prohibits merchants from selling a gift certificate as part of an international transaction without first implementing a 24-hour hold on the activation of such gift certificate. The bill also requires local law enforcement to communicate reports of gift certificate fraud to the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Who sponsors VA HB 689?

Eric R. Zehr is the primary sponsor of VA HB 689.

Description

Gift certificates; international transactions; fraud reports. Amends the definition of "gift certificate" and prohibits merchants from selling a gift certificate as part of an international transaction without first implementing a 24-hour hold on the activation of such gift certificate. The bill also requires local law enforcement to communicate reports of gift certificate fraud to the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Eric R. Zehrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103504D

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  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

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  3. 2026-01-20

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

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  4. 2026-02-12

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  5. 2026-02-12

    Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB689

Attribution

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