Virginia High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act

Summary

Virginia HB 2094 (2025) was a comprehensive AI regulation bill modeled in part on the Colorado AI Act, regulating developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems making consequential decisions in housing, employment, education, financial services, healthcare, and insurance. The bill passed the Virginia General Assembly but was vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin in March 2025, leaving Virginia without a comprehensive AI law as of April 2026. The bill is included here as a reference because similar legislation may be reintroduced in future sessions; the Atlas tracks pending and defeated laws to give compliance teams visibility into the legislative pipeline. While the bill is not currently law, organizations operating in Virginia should monitor: (a) federal NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001 frameworks as baseline, (b) Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) requirements that already apply to automated decisions, and (c) any new bills filed in subsequent General Assembly sessions.