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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 798: Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 798 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 28, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions. Primary sponsor: Chris Head (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): 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.

Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement unless such settlement is approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris HeadPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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 passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N)
  3. Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
  4. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  8. Read second time and engrossed
  9. Passed by for the day
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB798)

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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