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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 5047 Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors.
Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; manufacturers and distributors. Prohibits any manufacturer or distributor from selling necessary goods or services at an unconscionable price during a declared state of emergency. However, the bill provides such prohibition does not apply to a manufacturer or distributor of agricultural goods or services unless it advertises its goods or services. Under current law, the prohibition from selling necessary goods or services does not apply to any manufacturer or distributor unless it advertises its goods or services to consumers.
FULL TEXT
- 08/17/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200223D pdf | impact statement
- 10/07/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5047ER) pdf | impact statement
- 10/21/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 08/17/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200223D
- 08/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 08/26/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
- 08/27/20 House: Read first time
- 08/28/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 09/03/20 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
- 09/03/20 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
- 09/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 09/04/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 09/16/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 2-N)
- 09/24/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 09/25/20 Senate: Read third time
- 09/25/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 09/25/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 09/25/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 10/01/20 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 10/01/20 Senate: Read third time
- 10/01/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 10/01/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
- 10/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 10/02/20 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 43-N)
- 10/02/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
- 10/07/20 House: Enrolled
- 10/07/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5047ER)
- 10/07/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 10/14/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
- 10/14/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
- 10/21/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 3/1/21)
- 10/21/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)