CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II of our reports dated as indicated in Appendix A, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the funds indicated in Appendix A, which appear in Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II’s Certified Shareholder Reports on Form N-CSR for the year ended December 31, 2025. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Organization and Management of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries” in such Registration Statement.
| /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota April 23, 2026 |
Appendix A
| Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II |
Report Date | |
| CTIVP - Westfield Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| CTIVP – Fidelity Institutional AM Total Bond Fund (formerly known as CTIVP - American Century Diversified Bond Fund) | 2/23/2026 | |
| CTIVP – TCW Total Return Bond Fund (formerly known as CTIVP - TCW Core Plus Bond Fund) | 2/23/2026 | |
| CTIVP - Westfield Mid Cap Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| CTIVP - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| CTIVP - T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| CTIVP - Wellington Large Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| CTIVP - Principal Large Cap Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Government Money Market Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Overseas Core Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio – Cornerstone Growth Fund (formerly known as Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund) | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| CTIVP – BlackRock Global Inflation-Linked Securities Fund (formerly known as CTIVP - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund) | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Seligman Global Technology Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Short Corporate Income Fund (formerly known as Columbia Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Fund) | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Fund* | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Corporate Income Fund (formerly known as Columbia Variable Portfolio – Corporate Bond Fund) | 2/23/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Small Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| CTIVP - Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners Core Bond Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners International Value Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners International Core Equity Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners International Growth Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund | 2/23/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Partners Core Equity Fund | 2/20/2026 | |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio – Cornerstone Equity Fund (formerly known as Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large Cap Equity Fund) | 2/20/2026 | |
| Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund | 2/20/2026 |
| * | Consolidated financial statements |