HB 5047 - Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency - Virginia Key Vote
Jennifer Boysko voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Oct. 21, 2020
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Oct. 2, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 1, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- Sept. 3, 2020
- Introduced
- Aug. 17, 2020
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Title: Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency
Signed by Governor Ralph Northam
Title: Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits manufacturers and distributors from price-gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Highlights:
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Prohibits suppliers from selling, leasing, or licensing at an unconscionable price at any point in a disaster emergency (Sec. 59.1-527).
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Defines “supplier” as a seller, lessor, licensor, or professional who advertises, solicits, or engages in consumer transactions or a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other individuals in consumer transactions (Sec. 59.1-198).
Title: Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits manufacturers and distributors from price-gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Highlights:
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Prohibits suppliers from selling, leasing, or licensing at an unconscionable price at any point in a disaster emergency (Sec. 59.1-527).
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Defines “supplier” as a seller, lessor, licensor, or professional who advertises, solicits, or engages in consumer transactions or a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other individuals in consumer transactions (Sec. 59.1-198).
Title: Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency
Title: Prohibits Price-Gouging during a Declared State of Emergency