Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments, discrimination prohibited, penalty.

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments; discrimination prohibited; penalty. Prohibits a supplier from discriminating against cash as a payment for a retail sale, including by refusing to accept cash as a form of payment, posting signs on business premises that cash payment is not accepted, or charging a higher price to consumers who pay with cash. The bill includes certain exceptions to such prohibition and provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a violation of the Virgi…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 18, 2026

• Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Ensures that individuals who primarily use cash for transactions, often due to lower income or lack of access to traditional banking, are not discriminated against by retailers.

  “Prohibits a supplier from discriminating against cash as a payment for a retail sale, including by refusing to accept cash as a form of payment, posting signs on business premises that cash payment is not accepted, or charging a higher price to consumers who pay with cash.”· Prohibits a supplier from discriminating against cash as a payment for a retail sale, including by refusing to accept cash as a form of payment, posting signs on business premises that cash payment is not accepted, or charging a higher price to consumers who pay with cash.