OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/28/2026
SENATE BILL NO. 269
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Favola)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2400.1:1 , relating to use of artificial intelligence system by mental health service providers; civil penalty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2400.1:1 as follows:
§ 54.1-2400.1:1 . Use of artificial intelligence by mental health service providers ; civil penalty .