Household goods carriers; allowed to offer binding estimates, etc. (HB1249)

Introduced By

Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Household goods carriers. Allows household goods carriers to offer binding estimates and adds bank wire transfer and accepted credit card to the list of payment methods customers may use and household goods carriers must accept to relinquish possession of a customer's goods. This bill also allows household goods carriers to offer rates lower than those specified in tariffs on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires charges to be stated in dollars and cents rather than cents or dollars and cents per 100 pounds. Read the Bill »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068041312
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/24/2006Referred from Transportation
01/24/2006Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/02/2006Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
02/06/2006Read first time
02/07/2006Read second time and engrossed
02/08/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006Communicated to Senate
02/09/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2006Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/16/2006Rereferred from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
02/16/2006Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
02/27/2006Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006Motion to reconsider pass by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006Passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006Read third time
03/02/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1249ER)
03/09/2006Enrolled
03/09/2006Signed by President
03/10/2006Signed by Speaker
04/05/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/06)
04/12/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)