Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors.
Summary
Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors. Prohibits any manufacturer or distributor from selling necessary goods or services at an unconscionable price during a declared state of emergency. However, the bill provides such prohibition does not apply to a manufacturer or distributor of agricultural goods or services unless it advertises its goods or services. Under current law, the prohibition from selling necessary goods or services does not apply to any manufacturer or distributor unless it advertises its goods or services to consumers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 17, 2020
Signed Oct 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 1, 2020 · House of Delegates Sep 3, 2020
How they voted
21–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Oct 1, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Oct 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 3/1/21)
executive
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Oct 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Oct 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Sep 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Sep 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Sep 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200223D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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