Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB493: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.45 through 59.1-207.49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; disclosure and cancellation.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; disclosure and cancellation. Amends certain definitions related to automatic renewal or continuous service offers, including the definition of "clear and conspicuous" as it relates to seller disclosures and requirements to provide a simple cancellation mechanism. The bill replaces the term "supplier" in current provisions with "seller" and provides a definition for such term. The bill requires sellers to provide a cancellation mechanism that is at least as easy to use as the mechanism used to initiate the automatic renewal or continuous service offer, and includes additional requirements for providing such cancellation mechanism. Under the bill, certain businesses are no longer exempt from disclosure and cancellation requirements for automatic renewal or continuous service offers, and a violation of the provision constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is identical to HB 1022.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.45 through 59.1-207.49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; disclosure and cancellation. [S 493] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.45 through 59.1-207.49 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 59.1-200. Prohibited practices. A. The following fraudulent acts or practices committed by a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction are hereby declared 2. Misrepresenting the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.45 through 59.1-207.49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; disclosure and cancellation. [S 493] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That §§ 59.1-200 and 59.1-207.45 through 59.1-207.49 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 59.1-200. Prohibited practices. A. The following fraudulent acts or practices committed by a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction are hereby declared 2. Misrepresenting the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services; 3. Misrepresenting the affiliation, connection, or association of the supplier, or of the goods or services, with another; 4. Misrepresenting geographic origin in connection with goods or services; 5. Misrepresenting that goods or services have certain quantities, characteristics, ingredients, uses, or benefits; 6. Misrepresenting that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model; 7. Advertising or offering for sale goods that are used, secondhand, repossessed, defective, blemished, deteriorated, or reconditioned, or that are "seconds," irregulars, imperfects, or "not first class," without clearly and unequivocally indicating in the advertisement or offer for sale that the goods are used, secondhand, repossessed, defective, blemished, deteriorated, reconditioned, or are "seconds," irregulars, imperfects, or "not first class"; 8. Advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as …