VA SB798 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 16 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 16 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement unless such settlement is approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Title
Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.
Sponsors
| Sen. Chris Head [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-02-11 - House - Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-15 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-13 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-15 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-13 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | House | Left in Labor and Commerce |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB798) |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 2024-12-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-12-28 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101940D |
