SB839
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 HB 1422. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/16/2016 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101037D
- 11/16/2016 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB839)
- 01/23/2017 - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2017 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104526D-S1
- 02/01/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB839S1)
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104526D-S1
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB839S1
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/07/2017 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/10/2017 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB839ER)
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB839ER)
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/13/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/14/2017 - Senate: 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 16 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/17/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
