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2022 SESSION

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HB 78 Automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer; cancellation and online opt-out.

Introduced by: Glenn R. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer; cancellation and online opt-out. Requires that suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers through an online website must make available a conspicuous online option to cancel a recurring purchase of a good or service. The bill provides that failure to make available such option to cancel is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.  

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101883D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/22  House: Printed as engrossed 22101883D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB78ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/04/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101883D
• 01/04/22  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
• 01/18/22  House: Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/20/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/22  House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/22  House: Read first time
• 01/28/22  House: Read second time
• 01/28/22  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/28/22  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB78E
• 01/28/22  House: Printed as engrossed 22101883D-E
• 01/31/22  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/22  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/28/22  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/22  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/22  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/03/22  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/03/22  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/03/22  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/22  House: Passed by temporarily
• 03/07/22  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/22  House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/22  House: Enrolled
• 03/10/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB78ER)
• 03/10/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/22  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 03/22/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/11/22  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/22)
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)