VA HB 999
Status unknownVirginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 999 pass?
The current status of VA HB 999 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations
What is VA HB 999 about?
Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities; Virginia Fair Housing Law; nondiscrimination by automated decision systems. Provides that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to deploy, use, or rely on an automated decision system to make a decision pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act, provisions related to equal credit opportunities, or the Virginia Fair Housing Law that results in discrimination or an unlawful disparate impact or that intentionally or knowingly uses variables or data fields that serve as close proxies for protected characteristics. The bill requires a person that deploys, uses, or relies on such a system to (i) disclose the use of such system to any individual who is the subject of such decision; (ii) annually assess such system for bias, disparate impact, and discriminatory outcomes; and (iii) maintain for no fewer than two years from the date a decision is made certain documentation relating to such system.
Who sponsors VA HB 999?
Joshua G. Cole is the primary sponsor of VA HB 999.
Description
Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities; Virginia Fair Housing Law; nondiscrimination by automated decision systems. Provides that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to deploy, use, or rely on an automated decision system to make a decision pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act, provisions related to equal credit opportunities, or the Virginia Fair Housing Law that results in discrimination or an unlawful disparate impact or that intentionally or knowingly uses variables or data fields that serve as close proxies for protected characteristics. The bill requires a person that deploys, uses, or relies on such a system to (i) disclose the use of such system to any individual who is the subject of such decision; (ii) annually assess such system for bias, disparate impact, and discriminatory outcomes; and (iii) maintain for no fewer than two years from the date a decision is made certain documentation relating to such system.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Joshua G. Coleprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105175D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
referral-committee
2026-02-05
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-05
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
substitution
2026-02-10
House committee offered
2026-02-10
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Committee substitute printed 26107661D-H1
substitution
2026-02-10
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-05 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Marcus B. Simon: no
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
Reported from General Laws with substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- David A. Reid: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- James W. Morefield: not voting
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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