Virginia Senate Bill 576 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Passed on March 8 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)

Freezing access to credit reports. Authorizes any consumer to freeze access to his credit report. If a consumer has placed a freeze on his credit report, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from releasing the credit report, or any information in it, without the consumer's express authorization. The measure provides a means by which a consumer can release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Certain disclosures are exempt from the freeze. A fee of up to $10 may be charged for establishing a freeze, except identity theft victims are not required to pay a fee. A person who willfully fails to comply with the requirements is liable to a consumer for actual damages of between $100 and $1,000, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney fees. A person who negligently fails to comply with the requirements is liable to a consumer for actual damages and reasonable attorney fees. The Attorney General is authorized to take enforcement actions.

Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.

Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]	Sen. Donald McEachin [D]
Sen. Yvonne Miller [D]	Sen. Linda Puller [D]	Sen. Frederick Quayle [R]	Sen. Roscoe Reynolds [D]
Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
2008-03-08		House: Enacted, Chapter 480 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-03-08		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-03-08		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB576ER2)
2008-03-08		Senate: Reenrolled
2008-03-08		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-03-08		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 1-N 1-A)
2008-03-08		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (89-Y 1-N 1-A)
2008-03-08		House: Passed by temporarily
2008-03-08		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-08		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2008-03-08		Senate: Governor's substitute printed 089636802-S2
2008-03-04		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-04		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-04		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB576ER)
2008-03-04		Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-29		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		House: Read third time
2008-02-28		House: Read second time
2008-02-26		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-02-14		House: Read first time
2008-02-14		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-12		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-12		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB576S1
2008-02-12		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080179324-S1
2008-02-12		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-12		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-12		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		Senate: Committee substitute printed 080179324-S1
2008-01-29		Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Financial Institutions & Insurance
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080050324

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Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB576