Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 798
Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; definitions, digital assets.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; digital financial assets. Creates a statutory framework for the treatment and disposition of unclaimed intangible property in the form of digital assets, as defined in the bill.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 669 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 5, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105592D-H1 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (21-Y 1-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102629D