Security freezes; fees.
Summary
Security freezes on credit reports; fees. Prohibits a credit reporting agency from requiring a consumer to pay a fee to place a security freeze on the consumer's credit report. Currently, a consumer may be required to pay a fee of no more than $5 to place a security freeze on his credit report. Victims of identity theft are currently exempt from the fee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 4, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 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
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-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 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100947D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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