Virginia House Bill 911 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers; penalties. Prohibits a supplier making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to a consumer in the Commonwealth from (i) failing to present the automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner, (ii) charging the consumer for an automatic renewal or continuous service without first obtaining the consumer's affirmative consent, and (iii) failing to provide an acknowledgment that includes the automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms, cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer. In the case of a material change in the terms of the automatic renewal or continuous service offer, the bill requires the supplier to provide the consumer with a clear and conspicuous notice of the material change and information regarding how to cancel. The measure provides that in any case in which a supplier sends any goods, wares, merchandise, or products to a consumer under a continuous service agreement or automatic renewal of a purchase without first obtaining the consumer's affirmative consent, the goods, wares, merchandise, or products shall for all purposes be deemed an unconditional gift to the consumer. The bill exempts certain services and businesses from its provisions. A violation is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, though a supplier is not subject to civil penalties or damages if the supplier makes a good faith effort to comply with the measure's requirements. The measure has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

Automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers; penalties.

Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2018-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (Y: 1 N: 97 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
2018-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (effective 1/1/19)
2018-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
2018-03-12	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-10	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-10	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB911ER)
2018-03-10	House	Enrolled
2018-03-08	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2018-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2018-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2018-03-02	Senate	Senators: McDougle, Stanley, Dance
2018-03-02	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2018-03-01	House	Delegates: Simon, O'Quinn, Habeeb
2018-03-01	House	Conferees appointed by House
2018-03-01	House	House acceded to request
2018-02-28	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2018-02-28	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
2018-02-26	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 18107179D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
2018-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB911S1
2018-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 18107179D-S1
2018-02-22	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2018-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 18107179D-S1
2018-02-19	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
2018-02-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-13	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-13	House	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-12	House	Read second time and engrossed
2018-02-10	House	Read first time
2018-02-08	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 1-N)
2018-02-06	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2018-01-30	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100614D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	207.45	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	207.49	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB911
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB911+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB911S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB911ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0704+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1403V0046+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H14V0052+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0744+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S02V0123+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0596HB0911+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0620HB0911+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1052+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0745HB0911+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0997HB0911+HB0911
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1483+HB0911