OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 3/02/2026
SENATE BILL NO. 796
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Durant)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-614 through 59.1-618 , relating to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act established; enforcement; civil penalties; individual action.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. 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 59.1-618 , as follows:
CHAPTER 60.