VirginiaVirginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure.
What it does
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.
More detail
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 SB 1212.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 685 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded House rejected Governor's recommendation (30-Y 65-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2House rejected Governor's recommendation (30-Y 65-N)Major
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB2515H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2515)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2515ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- 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 (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2515)
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106363D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N)Major
- Jan 29Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #4Minor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2515)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101360DIntroduced