Signed by Governor Ralph Northam

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits manufacturers and distributors from price-gouging during a declared state of emergency.

Highlights:

• Prohibits suppliers from selling, leasing, or licensing at an unconscionable price at any point in a disaster emergency (Sec. 59.1-527).

• Defines “supplier” as a seller, lessor, licensor, or professional who advertises, solicits, or engages in consumer transactions or a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other individuals in consumer transactions (Sec. 59.1-198).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits manufacturers and distributors from price-gouging during a declared state of emergency.

Highlights:

• Prohibits suppliers from selling, leasing, or licensing at an unconscionable price at any point in a disaster emergency (Sec. 59.1-527).

• Defines “supplier” as a seller, lessor, licensor, or professional who advertises, solicits, or engages in consumer transactions or a manufacturer, distributor, or licensor who sells, leases, or licenses goods or services to be resold, leased, or sublicensed by other individuals in consumer transactions (Sec. 59.1-198).

Full Bill Text