HB999Introduced in the House of Delegates
Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination.
Introduced by Joshua Cole, District 28
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Left in Committee Appropriations
February 18, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of DelegatesStage: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) · February 11, 2026
5
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
7 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Briana Sewell | 25 | Yes |
| David Reid | 28 | Yes |
| James Morefield | 43 | Absent |
| Delores McQuinn | 81 | Absent |
| Marcia Price | 85 | Yes |
| C.E. Hayes | 91 | Yes |
| Robert Bloxom | 100 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105175D
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
House committee offered
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107661D-H1
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
Left in Committee Appropriations
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