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VA SB182
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angelia Williams Graves
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AI Summary
- Requires short-term rental operators to complete human trafficking awareness training developed or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Expands the Department of Criminal Justice Services' existing authority to develop human trafficking training courses to include short-term rental operators in addition to hotel proprietors
- Adds a new section (§ 15.2-983.01) to the Code of Virginia specifically addressing required human trafficking training for short-term rental operators
- Allows the Department to approve alternative online or in-person training courses as substitutes for the Department-developed course
- Amends § 9.1-102 to update the powers and duties of the Criminal Justice Services Board to encompass training requirements for both hotels and short-term rentals
Legislative Description
Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training, delayed effective date.
Last Action
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Appropriations2/19/2026
General Laws2/12/2026
Finance and Appropriations1/28/2026
General Laws and Technology1/9/2026
Full Bill Text
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