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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 984: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments, discrimination prohibited, penalty.

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 984 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments, discrimination prohibited, penalty. Primary sponsor: Tom Garrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Labor and Commerce.

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.

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments; discrimination prohibited; penalty. Prohibits a supplier from discriminating against cash as a payment for a retail sale, including by refusing to accept cash as a form of payment, posting signs on business premises that cash payment is not accepted, or charging a higher price to consumers who pay with cash. The bill includes certain exceptions to such prohibition and provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom GarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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 Labor and Commerce
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
  3. House subcommittee offered
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB984)
  5. Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
  6. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104230D

Sources

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