# Virginia HB662: Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties.

Virginia HB662, Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB662
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)
- Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (233 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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 SB 444.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Gift-card fraud protections and felony penalties: mixed, low. Virginia law adds gift-card fraud protections and criminal penalties. Altering or tampering with a gift card or its packaging with intent to defraud is gift-card forgery. A conviction for credit-card or gift-card forgery is a Class 5 felony. The gift-card rules cover physical and digital cards, bot…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Block Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB662ER) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:11 am) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed Senate Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Block Vote (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107594D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB662) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:15 pm) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102404D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216702.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216701.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191154.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191153.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148803.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148802.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142659.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142923.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142658.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142922.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085398.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085397.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216702.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216701.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191154.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191153.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148803.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148802.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142659.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142923.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142658.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142922.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085398.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085397.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB662-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).