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
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
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.