---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; definitions, digital assets."
description: "An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-2500 and 55.1-2529 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-2514.1, relating to Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; digital assets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 798"
citation: "Virginia HB 798 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2275f10-53be-4aa0-bb67-9412b0329e4a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB798"
source_hash: "1ac4f167d7370bb63f7bb7df6cdc1a68da1d4ccdb5b0c4bb68b652c576709973"
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 798 (2026) — Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; definitions, digital assets.

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-2500 and 55.1-2529 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-2514.1, relating to Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; digital assets.

## 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/1085963.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221788.PDF)
3. **Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105701.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199894.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102629D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798)
- **2026-02-02** House committee offered
- **2026-02-02** Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-02** Committee substitute printed 26105592D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-05** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-05** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798)
- **2026-02-06** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB798)
- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 669 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2275f10-53be-4aa0-bb67-9412b0329e4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).