# Virginia HB689: Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports.

Virginia HB689, Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric R. Zehr (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB689
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Eric R. Zehr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric R. Zehr (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103504D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229212.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229211.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229212.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229211.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB689-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).