Bill Text: VA HB1976 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Petersburg, City of; limitations on number of certain businesses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-27 - Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote [HB1976 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1976-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1976 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 13, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-912.4, relating to limits on numbers of certain business; City of Petersburg. ---------- Patron-- Preston ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-912.4 as follows:

§15.2-912.4. Limitations on number of motor vehicle title loan businesses and similar businesses; City of Petersburg.

In addition to all other regulatory authority available to a locality, the governing body of the City of Petersburg may by ordinance reasonably limit the number of (i) motor vehicle title loan businesses licensed pursuant to §6.2-2201, (ii) payday lenders licensed pursuant to §6.2-1801, (iii) check cashers registered pursuant to §6.2-2101, and (iv) precious metals dealers as defined in §54.1-4100 that may be operated at any one time within its territorial limits. The ordinance may limit the number of such establishments based on a specific number of businesses per election district or by limiting the number of such businesses within an established radius.