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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1680: Rights of persons with disabilities; definition of "place of public accommodation."

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1680 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Rights of persons with disabilities; definition of "place of public accommodation.". Primary sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in General Laws.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Rights of persons with disabilities; definition of "place of public accommodation." Amends the definition of "place of public accommodation" as it relates to the rights of persons with disabilities to add that a place of public accommodation includes a website that a private entity owns, leases or leases to, or operates and whose operations affect commerce. Under current law, a "place of public accommodation" is defined as a facility that a private entity owns, leases or leases to, or operates and whose operations affect commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura Jane CohenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Russet PerryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in General Laws
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
  3. Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1680)
  5. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101495D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source