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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Type
Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
Place
Virginia, United States — Virginia
Last checked
2026-09-22
Next check due
2026-12-21

Named seats

  • Jeremy S. McPike — chair, D · Checked 2026-09-22

Official, up-to-date list of members Verified

Ways to reach them

Its AI responsibilities

Senate committee of reference for AI, technology, data and general-laws bills. Meets in Senate Room B (Room 306), 30 minutes after adjournment on Wednesdays.

Current business

HB 2094 (2025, vetoed). 2026: SB 586 (Salim, health-carrier AI disclosure) continued to 2027; SB 796 (children's chatbot restrictions); SB 394 (Pekarsky, AI guidance for schools) advancing.

Status

VERIFIED — no comprehensive Virginia AI law; most 2026 AI bills carried over to the 2027 session.

Public route

YES — no advance registration is required to speak in person at Senate committee meetings; the chair may invite audience members to testify. Remote public testimony for Senate STANDING committees is available through the Senate's committee-meetings page; Senate SUBCOMMITTEES do not offer remote testimony. Written statements may be filed with the committee clerk (Eric Bingham).

Agency route

Virginia Attorney General consumer complaint — https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint ; Governor's AI task force under Executive Order 22 (18 Sep 2026).

Research note

Chair and roster verified from the official 2026 Senate Committee Chart (https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Portal/Resources/Comcal.pdf). Members listed: Head, French, Locke, Jordan, Craig, Reeves, VanValkenburg, Williams Graves, Pillion, Roem, Marsden, Rouse, Carroll Foy, Pekarsky.

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