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Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. Prohibits a supplier, in connection with a consumer transaction, from advertising or displaying a price for goods or services without clearly and conspicuously displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or surcharges, as defined in the bill. The bill specifies the requirements for compliance with its provisions for certain suppliers and excludes from its provisions (i) certain fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, as defined in relevant law; (ii) fees charged by electric utilities, natural gas utilities, and telecommunications service providers, as those terms are defined in relevant law; (iii) certain costs associated with real estate settlement services; and (iv) the provision of air transportation by air carriers. The bill requires a food delivery platform to (a) at the point when a consumer views and selects a vendor or items for purchase, include a clear and conspicuous disclosure of any additional fee or percentage charged, as defined in the bill, and (b) after a consumer selects items for purchase, but prior to checkout, display a subtotal page that itemizes the price of such selected items and any additional fee or percentage included in the total cost. This bill is identical to HB 2515.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 686 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
Governor's substitute printed (SB1212S2)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB1212S2)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1212ER)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212)
Committee substitute printed 25106447D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212)
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Substitute bill reprinted 25105788D
Committee substitute printed 25105788D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101034D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686)
Stella G. Pekarsky
David W. Marsden