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2003 SESSION
SB 761 Dept. of Professional & Occupational Reg; Auctioneers Board.
Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Auctioneers Board. Prohibits the use of advertisements containing false, misleading, or deceptive statements, with respect to types or conditions of merchandise offered at auction, why merchandise is being sold, who has ownership, where the merchandise was obtained, or the terms and conditions of the auction and sale. The bill also provides that if an auctioneer advertises an auction sale of real property as "absolute," all lots included in the sale must meet that criteria. "Absolute auction" is defined as an auction where at the time of the auction sale the real or personal property to be sold will pass to the highest bidder regardless of the amount of the highest and last bid.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/30/02 032821556 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB761ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/30/02 032821556
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/08/03 Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/10/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/10/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/03 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/14/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/15/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/15/03 House: Read first time
- 01/15/03 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/03 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 02/11/03 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 House: Read second time
- 02/13/03 House: Read third time
- 02/13/03 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB761ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 367 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/25/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367)