OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/04/2026
HOUSE BILL NO. 635
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Maldonado)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-614 through 59.1-620 , relating to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Act established; prohibited practices; penalties.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-614 through 59.1-620 , as follows:
§ 59.1-200 . Prohibited practices.