VA HB1517 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; cancellation reminders; prohibited practices. Requires suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers that include a free trial that lasts more than 30 days to, within 30 days of the end of any such free trial, notify the consumer of his option to cancel the free trial before the end of the trial period to avoid an obligation to pay for the goods or services. The bill provides that failure to notify a consumer of such option is a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to fail to disclose the total cost of a good or continuous service to a consumer, including any mandatory fees or charges, prior to entering into an agreement for the sale of any such good or provision of any such service. Virginia Consumer Protection Act; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; cancellation reminders; prohibited practices. Requires suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers that include a free trial that lasts more than 30 days to, within 30 days of the end of any such free trial, notify the consumer of his option to cancel the free trial before the end of the trial period to avoid an obligation to pay for the goods or services. The bill provides that failure to notify a consumer of such option is a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to fail to disclose the total cost of a good or continuous service to a consumer, including any mandatory fees or charges, prior to entering into an agreement for the sale of any such good or provision of any such service.
Title
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; automatic renewal or continuous service offers.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-27 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688) | |
| 2023-03-27 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 688 (effective 7/1/23) | |
| 2023-03-02 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 | |
| 2023-03-02 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 |
| 2023-02-21 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2023-02-20 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2023-02-20 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1517ER) |
| 2023-02-20 | House | Enrolled |
| 2023-02-15 | House | VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-15 | House | Senate substitute with amendments agreed to by House 23106519D-S1 (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1517S1 |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Surovell agreed to |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2023-02-13 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2023-02-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 23106505D-S1 |
| 2023-02-08 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2023-01-25 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-25 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-24 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2023-01-23 | House | Read first time |
| 2023-01-19 | House | Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-17 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-16 | House | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2023-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 2023-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101938D |
