Invention development services; required disclosure, civil penalty. (HB180)

Introduced By

Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico) with support from co-patron Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding)

Progress

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

Description

Invention development services; disclosure and civil penalty. Requires each contract for invention development services to include on its cover sheet a disclosure that the contract is a fee-for-service with no guarantees as to the outcome, a disclosure of the average amount of money spent by the invention developer per customer in promoting an invention, and information as to how to file a complaint regarding invention development services with the Office of the Attorney General. The measure also increases the maximum amount of a civil penalty that the Attorney General may recover in an enforcement action from $3,000 to $25,000. The measure also clarifies that collected civil penalties will be deposited in the general fund. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/23/2013Committee
12/23/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100927D
12/23/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/10/2014Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/21/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB180)
01/23/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB180)
01/29/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/03/2014Committee substitute printed 14104654D-H1
02/03/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2014Read first time
02/06/2014Read second time
02/06/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104654D-H1
02/06/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB180H1
02/07/2014Passed by for the day
02/10/2014Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/10/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/11/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/17/2014Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2014Read third time
02/20/2014Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2014Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2014Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2014Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014Placed on Calendar
02/24/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB180H1)
02/24/2014Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N 1-A)
02/24/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/26/2014Enrolled
02/26/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB180ER)
02/26/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB180ER)
02/26/2014Signed by Speaker
02/28/2014Signed by President
04/07/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/14)
04/07/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0759)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.