SB 388 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees disclosure.

Summary
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees disclosure. Prohibits a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction from advertising, displaying, or offering any pricing information for goods or services without prominently displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed. The bill defines "mandatory fees or charges" as any fee or surcharge that must be paid in order to purchase the advertised good or service, that is not reasonably avoidable, and that a reasonable consumer would expect to be included. The bill clarifies that such term does not include shipping fees or taxes or fees imposed by a government or government-approved entity.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Mar 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

2811
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
7 Yea 11 Nay 1
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
56
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Mar 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Committee
House requested second conference committee (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (66-Y 30-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (66-Y 30-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors