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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2094: High-risk artificial intelligence; definitions, development, deployment, and use, civil penalties.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2094 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: High-risk artificial intelligence; definitions, development, deployment, and use, civil penalties. Primary sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado. It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): House sustained Governor's veto.

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.

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use; civil penalties. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, defined in the bill, and civil penalties for noncompliance, to be enforced by the Attorney General. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Alex AskewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Cliff HayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Amy LauferCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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. House sustained Governor's veto
  2. Vetoed by Governor
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2094)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2094ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate substitute agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
  11. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
  12. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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