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2022 SESSION
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
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
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)