Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; prohibition on price gouging during time of resource shortage. (HB1903)

Introduced By

Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville)

Description

Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; resource shortages. Expands the existing prohibition on post-disaster price gouging to prohibit a seller from selling necessary goods and services at an unconscionable price during the time of a resource shortage within any affected area of the Commonwealth. A resource shortage is defined as an absence, unavailability, or reduced supply of certain natural resources, commodities, goods, or services that results from a state of emergency anywhere in the country when a presidential state of emergency is declared.   View Full Text »

Outcome

No Richmond Sunlight visitors voted on this bill while voting was open.