HB 2003 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, certain advertising related to school quality.

Summary
Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; certain advertising related to school quality. Adds as a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act the use in any advertising any information regarding the quality of any public or private elementary or secondary school other than information derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or information derived from the school's website or the website of the school's district, unless such advertising contains a statement, displayed on its face in a conspicuous manner, that such school quality information is not derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or endorsed by the Department of Education. The bill provides that such provisions shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.The bill requires the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel (the Division), to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly for any legislation that the Division deems necessary to prevent the misleading or deceiving of consumers by the use of information in advertising regarding the quality of any public or private elementary or secondary school other than information derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or information derived from the school's website or the website of the school's district. The  bill requires the Division to make its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Feb 17, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute reconsidered 21103772D-H1
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2003H1
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103772D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102731D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors