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HB304

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; certain fraud crimes committed by a supplier.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Certain fraud crimes; multi-jurisdiction grand jury; Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

Adds the offenses of obtaining money by false pretense, financial exploitation of mentally incapacitated persons, and construction fraud to the prohibited practices under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).

  • Bill History

  • 01/03/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102744D
  • 01/03/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB304)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107537D-S1
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB304S1)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107537D-S1
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB304S1
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107537D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB304ER)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB304ER)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
  • 03/07/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)

Full text and vote history:

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