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type: "Bill"
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title: "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties."
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description: "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act to regulate the practices of persons seeking to receive compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is identical to SB 315."
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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 398"
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citation: "Virginia HB 398 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Charniele L. Herring"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/215190d9-deee-4af5-9aa2-073640b1fbbe"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB398"
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source_hash: "301f248643f90987d7619903d43b1941c029b26c8a1f6f2cea6455564242e69d"
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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 398 (2026) — Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties.
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Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act to regulate the practices of persons seeking to receive compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is identical to SB 315.
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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/1084287.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218984.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148683.PDF)
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4. **Labor and Commerce Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138679.HTML)
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5. **Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132148.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193758.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **5–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **88–5** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Charniele L. Herring — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103448D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398)
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- **2026-02-10** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-11** Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (88-Y 5-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398)
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB398ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB398)
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 602 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0602)
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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/215190d9-deee-4af5-9aa2-073640b1fbbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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