VA HB 2094 (vetoed)
Virginia HB 2094 — High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act (VETOED)
VA · Va. HB 2094 (2025) — vetoed Mar. 24, 2025
- Status
- Vetoed
- Applies to
- Developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems (would have)
- Enforced by
- Would have been Virginia Attorney General
Virginia HB 2094 would have imposed Colorado-style duties on developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems with consumer disclosures and impact assessments. Governor Youngkin vetoed it on March 24, 2025 — the first red-state veto of an EU-AI-Act-style framework.
Who is protected: Virginians affected by high-risk automated decisions (employment, housing, credit, education, healthcare) — would have
Legal detail
HB 2094 (2025) — would have required developers/deployers of 'high-risk AI systems' to use reasonable care to prevent algorithmic discrimination, complete impact assessments, provide consumer notice, and notify regulators of incidents; AG enforcement, no private right of action. Vetoed Mar. 24, 2025 citing innovation concerns and EU-AI-Act overreach.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | VA |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Citation | Va. HB 2094 (2025) — vetoed Mar. 24, 2025 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | automated decision-making · consumer protection · AI hiring and employment |
| Bill text | HB 2094 — Virginia LIS |
More AI rules in VA
- VA SCC Data Center Rate Case · In effect
- VA EO 30 (2024) · Repealed / replaced
- VA SB 1392 / HB 2031 (2021 FR moratorium, narrowed 2022) · Repealed / replaced
- VA DOI AI Bulletin · In effect
Related automated decision-making rules elsewhere
- CA EO N-6-26 (AI Workforce) · In effect
- Arkansas public entity AI/ADS policy mandate (Act 848, 2025) · In effect
- Connecticut algorithmic rent ban — HB 8002 (eff. Jan 1, 2026) · In effect
- San Diego algorithmic rent price-fixing ban (Ord. O-21955, May 2025) · In effect
- Minneapolis algorithmic rent ban (Ord. 2025-010, eff. Mar 1, 2026) · In effect
- Seattle algorithmic rent-fixing ban (Ord. 127241 / SMC 7.34, July 2025) · In effect
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