States / Virginia / HB 69

HB 69 Enacted

Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.

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Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, except as a term of sale in the event that a franchisee sells a franchise to a third party or back to the franchisor. This bill is identical to SB 240.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Dec 30, 2025
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553)
Session
2026
Momentum
88 · Very high