Warranty registration cards; prohibits seller from conditioning coverage or performance of warranty. (SB27)

Introduced By

Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Warranty registration cards.  Prohibits a seller from conditioning the coverage or performance of a warranty, in connection with the sale of personal, family, or household goods, upon the purchaser's returning a warranty registration card, or from providing that the duration of a warranty is dependent upon the return of a warranty registration card. These prohibitions do not apply if the requirement that the purchaser return a warranty registration card is conspicuously disclosed in any advertising and marketing materials that reference the goods' warranty. A seller may use warranty registration cards as a suggested method of proof of the date the goods were purchased. A violation constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/04/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100693D
01/04/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB27)
01/25/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2010Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2010Placed on Calendar
02/08/2010Read first time
02/08/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/23/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2010Read second time
02/26/2010Read third time
02/26/2010Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/26/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010Enrolled
03/05/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER)
03/05/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB27ER)
03/05/2010Signed by Speaker
03/08/2010Signed by President
04/13/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/10)
04/13/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)

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 30 seconds.