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2008 SESSION

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HB 408 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices involving residential real property.

Introduced by: G. Glenn Oder | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Foreclosure rescue; prohibition; penalties.  Makes persons participating in or servicing foreclosure rescues for profit with the intent to defraud a consumer a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.  HB 947 is incorporated into this bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088231668  pdf | impact statements
• 02/09/08  House: Committee substitute printed 081867668-H1  pdf
• 02/21/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 082426256-S1  pdf
• 02/29/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB408ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB408ER2)  pdf
• 03/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/04/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088231668
• 01/04/08  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/22/08  House: Referred from Commerce and Labor by voice vote
• 01/22/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/01/08  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
• 02/01/08  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/08/08  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/08  House: Committee substitute printed 081867668-H1
• 02/09/08  House: Read first time
• 02/11/08  House: Read second time
• 02/11/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 081867668-H1
• 02/11/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB408H1
• 02/12/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/20/08  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 082426256-S1
• 02/22/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/25/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 082426256-S1
• 02/25/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB408S1
• 02/25/08  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/27/08  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 082426256-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/29/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB408ER)
• 02/29/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/08  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 03/07/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/08/08  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 03/08/08  House: Reenrolled
• 03/08/08  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB408ER2)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 03/08/08  House: Enacted, Chapter 485 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)