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Trade and Commerce

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P HB228

Fire-safe cigarettes; civil penalties. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of cigarettes within the Commonwealth, or to persons located in the Commonwealth, unless the cigarettes have been tested to determine that they meet a performance standard for fire safety. The test predicts the likelihood that a cigarette will ignite material with which it comes in contact. Cigarette manufacturers are required to file a certification with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services that their cigarettes meet the mandated performance standard as measured by the prescribed test. Cigarette packages are required to be marked so that compliant cigarettes may be distinguished from those not certified as compliant. The specific mark is determined by the manufacturer, subject to Commissioner approval. This measure provides that cigarettes compliant with similar New York regulations will be compliant with these requirements and that manufacturers may use the same package markings they use in that state. The requirements do not apply to cigarettes sold in North Carolina or South Carolina, or packaged for sale outside the United States. Manufacturers are assessed a fee of $250 per brand, the proceeds from which are divided between the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the State Fire Marshal. Violators are subject to civil penalties. Fees assessed on manufacturers and civil penalties collected from violators are deposited in a Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund, to be split between implementation of this measure and use by the State Fire Marshal in carrying out the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The measure will become effective 13 months after its enactment, and will expire on the effective date of any federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts the measure. SB 208 is identical. HB 1072 is incorporated into this bill.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB408

Foreclosure rescue; prohibition; penalties. Makes persons participating in or servicing foreclosure rescues for profit with the intent to defraud a consumer a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. HB 947 is incorporated into this bill.
Patron - Oder

P HB633

Personal Information Privacy Act; social security numbers. Prohibits the dissemination of another person's social security number, regardless of whether such number is obtained from a public or private record. Currently, the prohibition against dissemination only applies to social security numbers obtained from private sources. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. This bill is identical to SB 133.
Patron - May

P HB1311

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. SB 576 is identical. HB 1339, HB 785, HB 607, HB 897, HB 1307, HB 35, HB 345, HB 4, HB 175, and HB 16 are incorporated in this bill.
Patron - Byron

P HB1330

Economic development grants; aerospace engine manufacturing. Establishes three grant programs relating to aerospace engine manufacturing. Grants would be paid to manufacturers of aerospace engines who (i) make a capital investment of at least $500 million in real and personal property and (ii) create in excess of 540 jobs relating to aerospace engine manufacturing or activities ancillary or supportive of such manufacturing. Under this grant program, a maximum of $35 million in grants would be paid beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and ending in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. A second grant program would provide training grants in the amount of $9,000 for each new job created by a manufacturer of aerospace engines or an affiliate thereof. Training grants would not exceed $5,778,000 in total. In addition, a supplemental training grant in the amount of $3 million would be paid to an aerospace engine manufacturer who has invested at least $153.9 million in real and personal property and has hired at least 176 new employees. A final grant program would provide up to $5 million in grants to an aerospace engine manufacturer who attracts certain suppliers to locate or expand operations in the Commonwealth. Under this grant program, in order for the aerospace engine manufacturer to be paid the full $5 million in grants, such suppliers would be required to create at least 300 jobs and make a capital investment of at least $50 million.
Patron - Ingram

P HB1363

Trademarks and service marks; penalties. Expands the scope of laws protecting trademarks and service marks to include such marks registered with the federal government and makes it unlawful to reproduce, counterfeit, or colorably imitate a registered mark and apply it to patches, fabric, stickers, badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes, containers, cans, cases, handbags, documentation, packaging, or other components in connection with the sale distribution or advertising of such goods or services. The penalties for violations are increased. Violations are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor unless the offense involves possession of 100 or more identical counterfeit registered marks or such items valued at $200 or more, in which case it is a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to SB 577.
Patron - Cline

P HB1508

Extended service contracts. Revises the definition of an extended service contract to mean a contract or agreement for a specific duration, in return for a segregated charge by the purchaser, to perform the repair or replacement of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, or for indemnification for repair or replacement, for the operational or structural failure of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, due to a defect in materials, workmanship, inherent defect, or normal wear and tear, with or without additional provisions for incidental payment of indemnity under limited circumstances, including, but not limited to, towing, rental, and emergency road service and road hazard protection. The measure provides that extended service contracts may provide for the repair or replacement of any consumer product for damage resulting from power surges or interruption or accidental damage from handling. The measure further declares that extended service contracts are not insurance in the Commonwealth or otherwise regulated under Title 38.2.
Patron - Sickles

P SB133

P SB208

Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; civil penalties. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of cigarettes within the Commonwealth, or to persons located in the Commonwealth, unless the cigarettes have been tested to determine that they meet a performance standard for fire safety. The test predicts the likelihood that a cigarette will ignite material with which it comes in contact. Cigarette manufacturers are required to file a certification with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services that their cigarettes meet the mandated performance standard as measured by the prescribed test. Cigarette packages are required to be marked so that compliant cigarettes may be distinguished from those not certified as compliant. The specific mark is determined by the manufacturer, subject to Commissioner approval. This measure provides that cigarettes compliant with similar New York regulations will be compliant with these requirements and that manufacturers may use the same package markings they use in that state. The requirements do not apply to cigarettes sold in North Carolina or South Carolina, or packaged for sale outside the United States. Violators are subject to civil penalties. Fees assessed on manufacturers and civil penalties collected from violators are deposited in a Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund, to be split between implementation of this measure and use by the State Fire Marshal in carrying out the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The measure will become effective on January 1, 2010, except that a provision prohibiting localities from enacting or enforcing conflicting provisions becomes effective July 1, 2008. The measure will expire on the effective date of any federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts the measure. HB 228 is identical.
Patron - Stosch

P SB576

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. HB 1311 is identical. SB 325 and SB 461 are incorporated in this bill.
Patron - Saslaw

P SB577

P SB651

P SB714

Petroleum products franchises; rights of dealers upon sale of franchise. Provides that when any franchise between a dealer and a refiner located in Planning District 8 is sold or assigned to a third party, the acquiring third party is required to comply with the provisions of the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act that are required of or enforceable against the assigning refiner-franchisor. However, the 1.5-mile divorcement requirement will apply only to a franchise location sold or assigned on or after January 1, 2008.
Patron - Howell

Failed

F HB4

Freezing access to credit reports; penalty. 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 violation is a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Tata

F HB16

Credit report security freeze; penalties. Authorizes an individual 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 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 HB 1311.
Patron - Ware, R.L.

F HB35

Security freezes on credit reports; penalty. 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 may release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Consumer reporting agencies may charge a consumer up to $5 for each freeze, removal of the freeze, or temporary lift of the freeze; however, no charge shall be assessed to victims of identity theft or to consumers age 65 or older. A violation is a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Oder

F HB101

Telephone solicitations; charitable organizations for law-enforcement officers. Requires a person associated with a criminal justice agency who makes a telephone call for the purpose of soliciting contributions for a charitable organization comprised of members who are current or retired law-enforcement officers to state that he is not calling on behalf of the criminal justice agency or in the course of the criminal justice agency's official duties, and that the charitable organization on whose behalf the telephone call is being made is comprised of members who are current or retired law-enforcement officers. These disclosures are in addition to the identifying disclosures required when telephone solicitation calls are made for commercial purposes.
Patron - Albo

F HB175

Credit reports; military personnel and their spouses. Authorizes Virginia domiciled members of the armed services 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. 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. The measure also prohibits a credit account from being opened in the name of such a consumer who has a security freeze in effect without his express prior written authorization. Violations are prohibited practices under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Ware, O.

F HB345

Credit reports; freezing access. Authorizes an individual 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. Violations are a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Plum

F HB607

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 consumer reporting agency may charge a fee of no more than $5 for establishing a freeze, removing a freeze, or temporarily lifting a freeze; however, victims of identity theft shall not be charged a fee. Violations are a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Eisenberg

F HB670

Regulation of abortion provider businesses; penalties. Provides that an abortion provider business shall be permitted to operate only in any location at which applicable zoning and land use regulations permit the operation of a hospital; however, the operation of an abortion provider business is prohibited if the location is within 1,500 feet of a church, synagogue, regular place of religious worship, public or private elementary or secondary school, licensed day-care center, public park, residential district, or child or family entertainment business. If an abortion provider business is operating on July 1, 2008, in violation of these location restrictions, it is a nonconforming use, which may continue for a maximum of two years, after which time the continued operation of the nonconforming business shall be unlawful. The measure makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to own, operate, or manage an abortion provider business in violation of these location restrictions, unless its operation is permitted as a nonconforming use. It is also a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate an abortion provider business if an owner, operator, manager, or employee (i) has been convicted of a criminal activity or is awaiting trial on pending charges of a felony or misdemeanor, (ii) has had a previous license under any health care statute or regulation or abortion provider business statute from any state or locality denied, suspended, or revoked, (iii) has any unsatisfied judgments for indebtedness or damages incurred as a result of the provision of health care or the conduct of an abortion provider business, (iv) has falsely answered a question or request for information on any health care or business licensing form, (v) is under the age of 18 years, (vi) has had a health care license or certification revoked or suspended by any licensing or regulatory authority within the preceding 10 years, (vii) uses an alias or any name other than his legal name by which to identify himself to persons using the services of the abortion provider business, (viii) has operated or performed services in an abortion provider business while intoxicated by the use of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances, (ix) refused to allow prompt inspection of the business by state or local government inspectors, (x) had patient contact when not licensed by the appropriate health care agency for that level of patient contact, (xi) permitted any person to have patient contact who is not licensed by the appropriate health care agency for that level of patient contact, (xii) permitted the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises other than as prescribed by a physician, (xiii) permitted the sale, use, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises, (xiv) permitted the illegal dissemination of prescription drugs on the premises, (xv) permitted the performance of abortions on a minor without the parents' or court's permission, or (xvi) permitted the performance of abortions with the assistance of any person who is not licensed by the appropriate health care agency for that level of patient contact. The measure further makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor (a) to own, operate, or manage an abortion provider business at a premises that has not been approved by its jurisdiction's health department, fire department, and the building department as being in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes governing outpatient surgical facilities, (b) to allow a person under age 18 to enter or be on the premises of an open abortion provider business without the permission of the minor's parents or the approval of a court, (c) for the operator of an abortion provider business to fail to ensure that an attendant is stationed at each public entrance to the abortion provider business at all times during such abortion provider business's regular business hours, and (d) for an attendant to fail to prevent any person under the age of 18 years from entering the abortion provider business without the permission of the minor's parents or approval of a court. Courts are authorized to enjoin violations. Persons injured by violations may recover treble damages, including consequential damages, emotional damages, and loss of consortium, and litigation expenses.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB733

Restroom Access Act; created; civil penalty. Requires a retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the following conditions are met: (1) the customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device; (2) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the request is made; (3) the retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public; (4) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer; and (5) a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer. The bill also provides that a retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility. Creates a penalty of not more than $100 for a violation of the Act.
Patron - Caputo

F HB754

Horse racing; local referendum; definition of town. Specifies that for the purposes of local referenda on pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing by a town with a population of 5,000 or more, population shall be calculated based upon the most recent population estimate by the United State Bureau of the Census or the most recent population update from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
Patron - Peace

F HB785

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 consumer reporting agency may charge a fee of no more than $5 for establishing a freeze or removing a freeze; however, victims of identity theft shall not be charged a fee and a fee shall not be charged for temporarily lifting a freeze. A system shall be in place by September 1, 2008, to allow for a security freeze to be removed or lifted within 15 minutes if a request is received through an electronic contact method. Violations are a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Brink

F HB859

Gift certificates. Prohibits the issuer of a gift certificate from (i) charging, within the 12 months following the date of its issuance, a maintenance fee or inactivity fee on a gift certificate or (ii) issuing a gift certificate that, within the 24 months following the date of its issuance, automatically expires, diminishes in value, or otherwise becomes unredeemable. Merchants issuing gift certificates with a permissible maintenance fee or inactivity fee are required to disclose to the purchaser the terms pertaining to such a fee. If a gift certificate is issued with an expiration date or other time limit on its redemption, the issuer is required to provide a statement thereof. The required disclosures shall be provided prior to the completion of the certificate's purchase. Required information may be imprinted on the packaging material attached to the certificate at the time of sale. The definition of a gift certificate is expanded to include any record that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic strip, or other storage medium that is prefunded and for which the value is adjusted upon each use.
Patron - Ebbin

F HB897

Security freezes on credit reports; penalty. 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 may release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Consumer reporting agencies may not charge a fee for setting up or lifting a freeze. A violation is a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Lohr

F HB1072

Fire-safe cigarettes; civil penalties. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of cigarettes unless the cigarettes have been tested to determine that they meet a performance standard for fire safety. The test predicts the likelihood that a cigarette will ignite material with which it comes in contact. Cigarette manufacturers are required to file a certification with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services that their cigarettes meet the mandated performance standard as measured by the prescribed test. Cigarette packages are required to be marked so that compliant cigarettes may be distinguished from those not certified as compliant. The specific mark is determined by the manufacturer, subject to Commissioner approval. This measure provides that cigarettes compliant with similar New York regulations will be compliant with these requirements and that manufacturers may use the same package markings they use in that state. Violators are subject to civil penalties. The measure will become effective January 1, 2010, and will expire on the effective date of any federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts the measure. This bill is incorporated into HB 228.
Patron - Caputo

F HB1307

Credit freeze; fee exemption for military personnel. Prohibits any credit reporting agency that permits consumers to freeze access to their credit reports from charging a fee for establishing, temporarily lifting, or removing a security freeze to any consumer domiciled in Virginia who is a member of the United States military services or the Virginia National Guard, or the spouse of such a person. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Morgan

F HB1339

Security freezes on credit reports; penalty. 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 may release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Consumer reporting agencies may charge a consumer up to $5 for each freeze, removal of the freeze, or temporary lift of the freeze; however, no charge shall be assessed to victims of identity theft. A violation is a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into HB 1311.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1537

Horse racing; definitions; percentage retained. Redefines simulcast horse racing to include live or pre-recorded horse races. The bill also provides that notwithstanding current allocations of proceeds from pari-mutuel pools, on pari-mutuel pools generated by wagering on pre-recorded simulcast horse racing at each Virginia satellite facility and the racetrack, after payment of all prizes to winning wagers, the Commonwealth Transportation Trust Funds shall receive 51 percent of the pool to be used for highway maintenance and any other purposes determined by law; the licensee shall receive 45 percent of the pool; and the horsemen's purse account shall receive four percent of the pool. Proceeds of pari-mutuel tickets unredeemed 180 days from the date on which the wager was made and the legitimate breakage from this form of simulcast horse racing shall be retained by the licensee.
Patron - Gear

F HB1541

Vehicle protection product warranties; penalty. Establishes requirements regarding the provision of warranties in connection with the sale of vehicle protection products. A vehicle protection product warranty is an agreement providing that if a vehicle protection product, such as an alarm system, body part marking products, steering lock, ignition lock, ignition kill switch, or satellite tracking device, fails to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause, that the warrantor will pay specified incidental costs resulting from such failure. These warranties are exempted from insurance regulation. Persons providing such warranties through the sale of vehicle protection products are required to register with the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The warrantors are required to disclose that their financial responsibility obligations are either guaranteed under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy or are backed by the full faith and credit of the warrantor. Violations of these requirements are prohibited practices under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. A knowing and willful violation of any provision is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Patron - Hugo

F HB1545

Consumer Protection Act; advertising at price after rebate. Makes it a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to advertise goods for sale in manner that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the price of the goods is the ultimate price paid by the purchaser after the purchaser redeems the manufacturer's rebate offered for the advertised goods. The practice would not be prohibited if the supplier provides the amount of the manufacturer's rebate to the purchaser at the time of purchase.
Patron - Alexander

F SB325

Credit report security freezes for armed services members. Authorizes Virginia-domiciled members of the armed services who are deployed to another country 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 not charge a fee for establishing a credit freeze, but may charge a fee of no more than $5 for removing or temporarily lifting a freeze. Violations are a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. This bill is incorporated into SB 576.
Patron - Wagner

F SB461

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 SB 576.
Patron - Whipple

F SB597

Virginia Racing Commission; simulcast horse racing; allocations. Authorizes wagering on historical horse racing and allocates the proceeds.
Patron - Norment

Carried Over

C HB329

Gift certificates. Requires each gift certificate that is charged a fee for maintenance, service, or inactivity to include a telephone number or Internet address where the holder of the certificate may obtain information regarding such fees. The measure also requires that any gift certificate that has a limit on the time for redemption, other than an expiration date, to include a telephone number or Internet address where the holder of the certificate may obtain information regarding about such limit.
Patron - McClellan

C HB628

Antique, vintage, and collectible items; penalty. Requires any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling antique, vintage, or collectible items to designate such items as being antique, vintage, or collectible when selling or displaying such items for sale. The bill defines "antique" as any item manufactured or produced more than 100 years ago, "vintage" as any item manufactured or produced between 50 and 99 years ago, and "collectible" as any item manufactured or produced less than 50 years ago. The bill provides that a violation of the requirement to properly designate items being sold is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
Patron - May

C HB887

Scrap metal processors. Requires each seller of scrap metal to provide his driver's license number to the scrap metal processor in connection with each sale, and requires the scrap metal processor to keep a record thereof, in addition to the other identifying information currently required.
Patron - Lohr

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