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HB 304 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; certain fraud crimes committed by a supplier.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Certain fraud crimes; Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Adds the offenses of obtaining money by false pretense, financial exploitation of mentally incapacitated persons, and construction fraud to the prohibited practices under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102744D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107537D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/02/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB304ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/03/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102744D
• 01/03/18  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/18  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/19/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/18  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/18  House: Read first time
• 02/01/18  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/18  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/18  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/18  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/21/18  Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107537D-S1
• 02/23/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/18  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/18  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/26/18  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107537D-S1
• 02/26/18  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB304S1
• 02/26/18  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/28/18  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107537D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/18  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/18  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB304ER)
• 03/02/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/18  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
• 03/07/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/19/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)