---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Power of Attorney Act; agent's duty of disclosure, execution of initial power of attorney."
description: "Uniform Power of Attorney Act; agent's duty of disclosure. Creates a process by which the principal of a power of attorney may relieve an agent of such power of attorney from the agent's required duties of disclosure for powers of attorney created on or after July 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 510"
citation: "Virginia HB 510 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Chilton McAuliff"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6874a8b-31b0-4a76-b7c2-c01b114682f2"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB510"
source_hash: "8863f2c4c2e9445d32ab3a6a810f5f34254163514afed234962157fb9e94c995"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 510 (2026) — Uniform Power of Attorney Act; agent's duty of disclosure, execution of initial power of attorney.

Uniform Power of Attorney Act; agent's duty of disclosure. Creates a process by which the principal of a power of attorney may relieve an agent of such power of attorney from the agent's required duties of disclosure for powers of attorney created on or after July 1, 2026.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084718.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217642.PDF)
3. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100145.HTML)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103062.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210718.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — **14–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Chilton McAuliff — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103491D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
- **2026-01-28** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-02** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-02** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-03** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day
- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB510ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 398 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0398)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6874a8b-31b0-4a76-b7c2-c01b114682f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).