Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, selling ignition interlock system.
Summary
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; ignition interlock system. Provides that advertising for any ignition interlock system by a vendor not approved by the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program to operate in Virginia; targeted advertising to a person before a determination of guilt; and any advertising, before or after a determination of guilt, without a conspicuous statement that such advertisement is not affiliated with any government agency is an unlawful consumer transaction in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill exempts advertisements approved by the Commission and provided at a Commission-approved location.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 12, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1351ER)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1351E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24103872D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wren Williams
RRepublican
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