SB 341 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Consumer protection; online marketplace, high-volume third-party sellers.

Summary
Consumer protection; online marketplace; high-volume third-party sellers. Establishes requirements for high-volume third-party sellers, defined in the bill as participants in an online marketplace that have entered into at least 200 discrete sales or transactions for 12 continuous months during the past 24 months resulting in accumulation of an aggregate total of $5,000 or more in gross revenues. The bill requires an online marketplace to (i) require high-volume third-party sellers to provide identifying and contact information to the online marketplace; (ii) verify the information provided by a high-volume third-party seller within 10 days of receipt; and (iii) require that high-volume third-party sellers make certain conspicuous disclosures to consumers on their product listing pages, with certain limited exceptions. The bill provides that the Attorney General has the exclusive authority to enforce its provisions and that any violation of its provisions is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2022

How they voted

2210
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 8, 2022
D Democratic17
9 Yea 7 Nay 1
52% Yea
R Republican16
13 Yea 3 Nay
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB341S1
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104776D-S1
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (7-Y 3-N 5-A)
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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 22101756D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors