HB1422
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Virginia Consumer Protection Act; storm-related repairs.
Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to engage in fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct while engaged in a transaction that was initiated (i) during a declared state of emergency or (ii) to repair damage resulting from the event that ... (More) prompted the declaration of a state of emergency, regardless of whether the supplier is a licensed contractor. This bill is identical to SB 839. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/01/2016 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101059D
- 11/01/2016 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/23/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1422)
- 01/24/2017 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17104419D-H1
- 01/26/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2017 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104419D-H1
- 01/27/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1422H1
- 01/30/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/01/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1422H1)
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/09/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 02/13/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1422ER)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1422ER)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
- 02/14/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
- 02/17/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 11 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/17/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0011)
