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signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2017

HB 1422: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc.

Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to engage in fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct while engaged in a transaction that was initiated (i) during a declared state of emergency or (ii) to repair damage resulting from the event that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency, regardless of whether the supplier is a licensed contractor. This bill is identical to
Lee Ware (R) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2017

HB 1455: Real property tax; partial exemption for certain commercial and industrial structures.

Reduces from 20 years to 15 years the minimum age of a structure in a technology zone that is rehabilitated for commercial use that qualifies the rehabilitated structure for a partial exemption from real property taxes. Under current law, a 15-year age minimum applies only to structures located in an enterprise zone designated by the Commonwealth, and a 20-year age minimum applies in all other situations. The bill contains technical amendments.
Lee Ware (R)
signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 839: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc.

Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to engage in fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct while engaged in a transaction that was initiated (i) during a declared state of emergency or (ii) to repair damage resulting from the event that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency, regardless of whether the supplier is a licensed contractor. This bill is identical to
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (R) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2017

HB 1696: Filling vacancies in the United States Senate.

Removes the language limiting the date at which a special election can be held to fill a vacancy occurring in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Senate. The bill also removes the authority of the Governor to make a temporary appointment to fill such a vacancy. The bill allows the Governor to immediately issue a writ to call an election upon receipt of written notification by a Senator or Senator-elect of his resignation and makes such resignation irrevocable after the date stated by him for his resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special election.
Danny Marshall (R)
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