Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto. (HB897)
Introduced By
Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Security freezes on credit reports; penalty. Authorizes any consumer to freeze access to his credit report. If a consumer has placed a freeze on his credit report, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from releasing the credit report or any information in it without the consumers express authorization. The measure provides a means by which a consumer may release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Consumer reporting agencies may not charge a fee for setting up or lifting a freeze. A violation is a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. Read the Bill »
Status
01/29/2008: Merged into HB1311
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084455604 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/24/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB897) |
01/25/2008 | Assigned C & L sub: 2 |
01/29/2008 | Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron) |