Rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions, website accessibility. (HB2296)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake) with support from co-patron Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions; website accessibility. Provides that when a complaint is filed alleging that the website of a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union does not comply with applicable law regarding its accessibility by the vision impaired or hearing impaired, the responsive pleading deadline shall be extended to 120 days after service of the summons and complaint upon the defendant to give such an entity an opportunity to cure any defect regarding its website accessibility. The bill further provides that, if the defendant files a responsive pleading stating that it has cured the defect, the court shall hold an evidentiary issue on the issue. The bill provides that the court shall dismiss an action or prayer for injunctive relief where it has found that the defendant has cured such a defect. The bill further provides that, in such a circumstance, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff. Read the Bill »
Status
02/18/2019: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2019 | Committee |
| 01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103886D |
| 01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/15/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2296) |
| 01/24/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 01/29/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/30/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/30/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) |
| 02/01/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106246D-H1 |
| 02/03/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106246D-H1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2296H1 |
| 02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N) |
| 02/05/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (62-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/08/2019 | Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2019 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2296H1) |
| 02/13/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106926D-S1 |
| 02/14/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2296S1) |
| 02/15/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/18/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106926D-S1 |
| 02/18/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2296S1 |
| 02/18/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate substitute rejected by House 19106926D-S1 (2-Y 96-N) |
| 02/19/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 96-N) |
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