2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1942: Financial institutions; regulation of money transmitters, penalty, effective date.

Legislative Summary

Financial institutions; regulation of money transmitters; penalty. Replaces existing state law regulating money transmitters with comprehensive provisions aimed at standardizing the regulation of money transmitters across the 50 states. The bill includes provisions for the licensure of money transmitters, supervision and implementation by the State Corporation Commission, acquisition of control of a licensee, mandatory disclosures, reporting and records requirements, authorized delegates, mandatory disclosures, prudential standards, and enforcement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102855D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1942)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107314D-S1
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (89-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1942ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1942)
House of Delegates
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (Effective 07/01/26)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (89-Y 9-N)
2/20/2025
89
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
2/4/2025
95
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Cole
Joshua Cole
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/2025215.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/2025216.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/18/2025223.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/17/2025223.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/2025236.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/19/2025111.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/2025107.0 KB