A Helmer-sponsored substitute would force insurers to disclose and justify downgrades to written loss estimates after property or vehicle damage; committee amended the substitute to trigger the requirement only when the reduction is $3,000 or more and moved the bill forward after mixed industry testimony.

HB998, which would require ingredient labeling for menstrual products and seeks to surface PFAS contamination, was reported as amended after committee discussion over enforcement tied to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (Ayes 9, Noes 3). Industry and legal counsel raised concerns about civil remedies and attorney’s fees.

The panel advanced a bill requiring arbitration providers that administer more than 100 pre‑dispute arbitrations annually in Virginia to register with the State Corporation Commission and adopt impartial selection and disclosure rules; members debated the 100‑case threshold and the bill’s consumer scope.

The committee reported House Bill 515 as amended to prohibit credit-card deposits for online sports betting, with testimony and committee discussion clarifying debit-card and app-based transactions remain allowed and payment networks can block credit-card transfers to sportsbook merchant codes.

A House General Laws subcommittee advanced HB360, a consumer‑protection bill on kratom that would require labeling, limit 7‑hydroxymitragynine to 1% and move enforcement into the Virginia Consumer Protection Act; witnesses and industry experts sharply disagreed on the science and some label language was negotiated as a friendly amendment.

The committee advanced SB 301 to automatically exempt up to $1,000 in a debtor’s bank account and to auto-protect certain benefit deposits; creditors warned of collection impacts while advocates and banks said the bill is a negotiated compromise.

HB 12-50 would direct the Office of the Attorney General to establish an intake, triage and referral function and cross-agency communication structure for technology-related consumer harms; patron said it is a governance framework using existing authority and is not a new regulatory agency.

A substitute for HB648 would ban the sale of flavored nitrous oxide marketed like food/drink and make it a misdemeanor to sell containers exceeding eight grams to non‑exempt persons; the committee reported the bill with substitute and referred it to General Laws for enforcement and licensing details.

The House Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation voted to report House Bill 665, a substitute that would license virtual currency kiosk operators, require ID checks and temporary holds for new users, and set transaction limits to curb fraud; the committee recorded the vote as 16–6.

HB312's substitute would bring motor vehicle glass repair under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and require upfront disclosure about ADAS systems and calibration needs; the subcommittee reported the substitute unanimously after stakeholder Q&A.

A Senate committee advanced a substitute to SB 489 that would cap new-user cryptocurrency kiosk transactions, require posted warnings and allow short holds to reduce scams; operators urged changes to daily/monthly caps, and the measure moves on to the Finance process.

Virginia bill mandates clear pricing, combating hidden fees to support consumer transparency and fairness.