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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 408

Solicitation of contributions; enforcement, creates private right of action.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED

Solicitation of contributions; enforcement; private right of action. Creates a private right of action for contributing individuals who were aggrieved by the actions of any charitable or civic organization, commercial co-venturer, professional fund-raising counsel, or professional solicitor that violated any provision of law relating to the solicitation of contributions. The bill provides that such individuals may initiate an action to recover (i) actual damages or $500, whichever is greater; (ii) reasonable costs; and (iii) attorney fees. The bill also allows the trier of fact to increase damages to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages sustained or $1,000, whichever is greater, if it finds that the violation was willful.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 17, 2026
Senate		Passage RfailSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with amendmentspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 21, 2026
Senate		Rereferred from General Laws and TechnologypassSet your home in Virginia to see

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