VA HB587 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Consumer arbitration; private arbitration company; information reporting requirement. Requires a private arbitration company, as defined in the bill, to collect, maintain, and make available to the public on a searchable website certain information related to arbitrations such company facilitates between consumers and nonconsumers. The bill further requires that such information be published on an annual basis by February 1 for the preceding calendar year and be maintained as long as such private arbitration company is in business. The bill provides that any private arbitration company that is authorized or registered by or with the State Corporation Commission to transact business in the Commonwealth shall have such authority revoked or canceled for failing to comply with the requirements specified in the bill.

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Title

Consumer arbitration; private arbitration company, information reporting requirement.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-15HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2018-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
2018-01-23HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-18HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-18HouseReferred from Commerce and Labor by voice vote
2018-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100850D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801577.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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