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2024 SESSION
24103697DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 59.1-526 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 59.1-526. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
"Consumer transaction," "goods," and "services," have the same meanings as are set forth for those terms in § 59.1-198. However, "consumer transaction" also includes transactions involving the advertisement, sale, lease, license, or offering for sale, lease, or license of employment services to be provided or procured for business purposes.
"Disaster" means any "disaster," "emergency," or "major disaster," as those terms are used and defined in § 44-146.16, that results in the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor or the President of the United States.
"Necessary goods and services" means any necessary good or service for which consumer demand does, or is likely to, increase as a consequence of the disaster, and includes water, ice, consumer food items or supplies, property or services for emergency cleanup, emergency supplies, communication supplies and services, medical supplies and services, home heating fuel, building materials and services, tree removal supplies and services, freight, storage services, housing, lodging, transportation, and motor fuels.
"Supplier" means a seller, lessor, licensor, or professional who advertises, solicits, or engages in consumer transactions, or a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other persons in consumer transactions. However, a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses agricultural goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other persons in consumer transactions shall not be considered a "supplier" unless such manufacturer, distributor, or licensor advertises such agricultural goods or services.
"Time of disaster" means the shorter longer of (i) the period of
time when a state of emergency declared by the Governor or the President of the
United States as the result of a disaster, emergency, or major disaster, as
those terms are used and defined in § 44-146.16, is in effect or (ii) 30 days
after the occurrence of the disaster, emergency, or major disaster that
resulted in the declaration of the state of emergency; however, if the state of
emergency is extended or renewed within 30 days after such an occurrence, then
such period shall be extended to include the 30 days following the date the
state of emergency was extended or renewed.