Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 999: Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 999 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination. Primary sponsor: Josh Cole (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities; Virginia Fair Housing Law; nondiscrimination by automated decision systems. Provides that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to deploy, use, or rely on an automated decision system to make a decision pursuant to the Virginia Human Rights Act, provisions related to equal credit opportunities, or the Virginia Fair Housing Law that results in discrimination or an unlawful disparate impact or that intentionally or knowingly uses variables or data fields that serve as close proxies for protected characteristics. The bill requires a person that deploys, uses, or relies on such a system to (i) disclose the use of such system to any individual who is the subject of such decision; (ii) annually assess such system for bias, disparate impact, and discriminatory outcomes; and (iii) maintain for no fewer than two years from the date a decision is made certain documentation relating to such system.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cole | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Committee Appropriations
- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
- Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- Committee substitute printed 26107661D-H1
- Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- House committee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
- House subcommittee offered
- Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- Referred to Committee on General Laws
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105175D