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HB 689

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 12, 2026.

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

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-689
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates in_committee 2026-02-12
Criminal Justice
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Zehr
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-13 Status in_committee
2026-02-12 Latest Action H Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
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