VA HB669 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-18 - Left in Committee Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-18 - Left in Committee Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Professions and occupations; impersonation of certain licensed professionals by chatbot; notice; civil liability. Provides that a proprietor that owns, operates, or deploys a chatbot, defined in the bill, shall not permit such chatbot to provide any substantive response, information, or advice, or take any action that, if taken by a natural person, would (i) constitute the unlawful practice of architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geology, dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, certain mental health professions, psychology, social work, or veterinary medicine; (ii) violate the provisions of law making it unlawful for any person to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, or podiatry or as a physician assistant in the Commonwealth without a valid unrevoked license or to practice law without being authorized or licensed; or (iii) violate the provisions of law making it unlawful for a teacher to be employed without a license or provisional license or relating to division superintendents, members of a school board or other school officers, or principals or teachers in a public school. The bill allows a person injured by a proprietor who engages in any such conduct to sue therefor no more than two years after the cause of action accrues and recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill also requires a proprietor operating or deploying a chatbot to provide a clear, conspicuous, and explicit notice to users that they are interacting with a chatbot but specifies that the provisions of such notice shall not be a defense to liability.
Title
Impersonation of certain licensed professionals by chatbot; definitions, notice, civil liability.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-02-11 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | House | Left in Committee Appropriations |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Committee substitute printed 26106823D-H1 |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-09 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB669) |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reconsidered by Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Assigned HST sub: Communications |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104752D |
