Virginia Senate Bill 461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-11 - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB576-Saslaw) (15-Y 0-N)

Credit report security freezes for armed services members. Authorizes Virginia-domiciled members of the armed services or National Guard and their spouses to freeze access to their credit reports. 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 the service member or spouse can release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. A consumer reporting agency may charge a fee of no more than $5 for establishing a freeze, removing a freeze, or temporarily lifting a freeze. Violations are a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into

Credit reports; authorizes armed services members and spouses to freeze.

Sen. Mary Whipple [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-11		Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB576-Saslaw) (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Financial Institutions & Insurance
2008-01-16		Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
2008-01-16		Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084676352

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Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB461