VA HB724 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-29 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-29 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
False advertising; liability of real estate brokers and salespersons; exemption. Exempts a licensed real estate broker or salesperson from criminal and civil liability for making an advertisement that contains any promise, assertion, representation, or statement of fact that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading if the information was (i) provided to such broker or salesperson by his client; (ii) obtained from a governmental entity; (iii) obtained from a nongovernmental person or entity that obtained the information from a governmental entity; or (iv) obtained from a person licensed, certified, or registered to provide professional services in the Commonwealth, upon which such broker or salesperson relies, and such broker or salesperson did not (a) have actual knowledge that the information was false or (b) act in reckless disregard of the truth.
Title
False advertising; exempts real estate brokers and salespersons from criminal and civil liability.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-11-29 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2012-02-10 | House | Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
2012-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote |
2012-01-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
2012-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2012-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102297D |
Subjects
Advertising and Advertisements
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Real Estate and Real Estate Tax
Trade and Commerce
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Real Estate and Real Estate Tax
Trade and Commerce
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB724 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB724+hil |