VirginiaVirginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation and inspections, report.
What it does
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; mold remediation; emergency. Prohibits the selling or offering for sale of services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification from a nationally or internationally recognized certifying body for mold remediation. The bill also requires such professionals to comply with pertinent standards in conducting remediation.
More detail
Finally, the bill directs the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to study the state of the mold inspection and mold remediation workforce in the Commonwealth to determine whether the licensure or certification of mold inspectors and remediators would benefit the public health, safety, and welfare and submit a report by January 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 2355 and contains an emergency clause.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 251 (Effective 03/21/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2195)
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2195ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2195)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3General Laws Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106591D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Incorporates HB2355(Wilt)
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2195)
- Jan 20Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 7Emergency clause
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-13-2025 25101246DIntroduced