SB 309 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, certain restrictive provisions.

Summary
Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices;certain restrictive provisions in contract or written agreement.Provides that it is a violation of the Consumer Protection Actfor a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction to use anyprovision in any contract or written agreement that restricts a consumer'sright to file a civil action to resolve a dispute that arises inconnection with a consumer transaction that does not involve interstatecommerce. The bill provides that such provisions are void and unenforceable.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Feb 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2022

How they voted

300
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
13 Yea 3
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 4, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-3)
senate
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100501D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
VA
21