VA SB248 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; agreements between jobber/distributors and dealers; market valuation study. Provides that a term of an initial agreement between a jobber/distributor and a dealer relating to specific marketing premises shall not be less than one year and that the term of all subsequent agreements between the jobber/distributor and the dealer relating to the same marketing premises shall not be for less than three years. The bill provides that rental provisions in any such agreement or franchise shall be based on commercially fair and reasonable standards at a fair market value of the leased marketing premises under an objectively reasonable analysis, uniformly applied to all similarly situated dealers of the same jobber/distributor in the same geographic area. If a dealer believes the terms of the agreement offered do not meet a fair market value, such dealer may hire, at his expense, an independent third-party appraisal company from a list of appraisal companies provided by the jobber/distributor to provide a market valuation study. The bill provides that such study shall (i) be for informational purposes only, (ii) not require either party to disclose confidential business information, and (iii) not bind either party. The provisions of the bill apply to Planning District 8 and to initial franchise agreements and renewals of franchise agreements entered into after July 1, 2024.

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Title

Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; agreements between jobber/distributors and dealers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N) (Y: 53 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-02SenateSigned by President
2024-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER)
2024-02-28SenateEnrolled
2024-02-23HouseVOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
2024-02-23HousePassed House (53-Y 45-N)
2024-02-23HouseRead third time
2024-02-22HouseRead second time
2024-02-20HouseReported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 8-N)
2024-02-14HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-02-14HouseRead first time
2024-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-08SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB248S1
2024-02-08SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24106531D-S1
2024-02-08SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-08SenateRead second time
2024-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-05SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106531D-S1
2024-02-05SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104320D

Same As/Similar To

HB392 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0639)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
59121.11:2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB248
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB248+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB248S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB248ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0668+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106531D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB248F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB248FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB248FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0063+SB0248
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0274SB0248+SB0248
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0283SB0248+SB0248
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0284SB0248+SB0248
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0180+SB0248
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1113+SB0248

Bill Comments

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