Virginia House Bill 689: Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Gift certificates; international transactions; fraud reports. Amends the definition of "gift certificate" and prohibits merchants from selling a gift certificate as part of an international transaction without first implementing a 24-hour hold on the activation of such gift certificate. The bill also requires local law enforcement to communicate reports of gift certificate fraud to the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Latest action

Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (2026-02-12)

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