Bad checks; recovery if stop-payment order placed in bad faith. (HB367)

Introduced By

Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patrons Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), and Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge)

Progress

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

Description

Checks; stop-payment; local ordinances.  Provides that a locality may charge up to $35 if payment for revenue collection was refused because the drawer placed a stop-payment order on the check in bad faith. Currently, the law only allows for a fee if the payment for revenue collection was refused because of uttering, publishing, or passing of any check or draft, which is subsequently returned for insufficient funds or because there is no account or the account has been closed. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101725D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/15/2010Assigned CC & T sub: #2
02/04/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
02/08/2010Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2010Read first time
02/11/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/12/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2010Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/23/2010Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2010Read third time
02/26/2010Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Enrolled
03/08/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB367ER)
03/08/2010Signed by Speaker
03/08/2010Signed by President
04/13/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/10)
04/13/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.