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2014 SESSION

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HB 591 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; unsolicited demands for payment, prohibited practices.

Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Unsolicited demands for payment. Prohibits solicitations through the use of a document that reasonably could be considered a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if the document (i) is in fact an offer to sell goods or services to a consumer that were not requested by the consumer and (ii) fails to prominently disclaim that the document is not a bill but is a solicitation. A violation is made a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The Act currently prohibits misrepresentations by the use of any written or documentary material that appears to be an invoice or bill for merchandise or services previously ordered.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100275D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100275D
• 01/07/14  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/13/14  House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/12/14  House: Left in Commerce and Labor