HB 135 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; assignment of right to receive veterans' benefits.

Summary
Veterans' benefits. Provides that any personthat advertises, arranges, offers, or enters into any assignmentof right to receive veterans' pension or disability benefits commitsan unlawful fraudulent act or practice under the Virginia ConsumerProtection Act if such assignment is prohibited or void under specifiedfederal anti-assignment acts.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 17, 2019 Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 438 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB135H1
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105742D-H1
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Dec 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100872D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jason S. Miyares
Jason S. Miyares
RRepublican
VA
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