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type: "Bill"
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title: "Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions."
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description: "Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, except as a term of sale in the event that a franchisee sells a franchise to a third party or back to the franchisor. This bill is identical to SB 240."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 69"
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citation: "Virginia HB 69 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dan I. Helmer"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-12-30"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d8948f0-721a-4327-b7ae-d64e0704b34d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB69"
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source_hash: "b913bb9ecf7b0d6cc7975dff1d981282a7345f6cc016979bfec5a63a190896ed"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 69 (2026) — Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.
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Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, except as a term of sale in the event that a franchisee sells a franchise to a third party or back to the franchisor. This bill is identical to SB 240.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082265.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218733.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201757.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213346.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **95–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
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- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason S. Ballard — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100313D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-30** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69)
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- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-03-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Committee substitute printed 26109317D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-11** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69)
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- **2026-03-12** Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB69ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB69)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 553 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d8948f0-721a-4327-b7ae-d64e0704b34d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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