Uniform Commercial Code; prohibits inclusion in a sales agreement. (HB699)

Introduced By

Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Uniform Commercial Code; sales; consequential damages.  Prohibits the inclusion in a sales agreement of a provision that would limit or exclude, as consequential damages, the buyer's ability to recover the costs of repairing or completing work necessitated by defective materials or workmanship. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102486D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/26/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2010Read first time
01/29/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/01/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
03/01/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2010Committee substitute printed 10105715D-S1
03/03/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2010Read third time
03/04/2010Reading of substitute waived
03/04/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105715D-S1
03/04/2010Passed by for the day
03/05/2010Read third time
03/05/2010Passed by for the day
03/08/2010Read third time
03/08/2010Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
03/08/2010Recommitted to Commerce and Labor
03/08/2010Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)