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2011 SESSION
SB 1294 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice for supplier to sell defective drywall.
Introduced by: John C. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; 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 prohibition does not apply to the sale or offering for sale of any building or structure in which such drywall has been permanently installed or affixed. The measure applies to transactions occurring on or after the effective date of the measure, which will become effective upon enactment pursuant to an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102416D pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1294ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102416D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/11 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/11 House: Read first time
- 02/08/11 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/10/11 House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
- 02/15/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Read second time
- 02/22/11 House: Read third time
- 02/22/11 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/22/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/22/11 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1294ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 3/25/11)
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)