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2010 SESSION

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SB 471 Defective drywall; penalties.

Introduced by: John C. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Defective drywall; penalties.  Makes it a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to sell, offer for sale, or use in the construction, remodeling, or repair of any residential dwelling in Virginia, any drywall that he knows or has reason to know is drywall that, as a result of containing the same or greater levels of strontium sulfide that has been found in drywall manufactured in China and imported between 2004 and 2007, is capable of releasing sulfur compounds into the air. Such a sale, offering or use of drywall that has been designated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission as posing a substantial product hazard is also made a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The legislation applies to transaction occurring on or after July 1, 2010.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103328D  pdf
• 01/25/10  Senate: Printed as engrossed 10103328D-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103328D
• 01/13/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/20/10  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/10  Senate: Read second time
• 01/25/10  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/25/10  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/25/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB471E
• 01/25/10  Senate: Printed as engrossed 10103328D-E
• 01/26/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/10  House: Read first time
• 02/03/10  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 03/02/10  House: Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote