SB 459 VA

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Virginia Consumer Protection Act; liquefied petroleum gas fitters; service disconnection requirements; civil penalties. Requires a liquefied petroleum gas fitter, within 14 days after receiving a customer's request to discontinue liquefied petroleum gas delivery service, to offer in writing to remove any remaining liquefied petroleum gas from such customer's storage tank and reimburse the customer for the cost of the removed liquefied petroleum gas at the prevailing rate, as defined in the bill. Under the bill, if a customer accepts such offer, the liquefied petroleum gas fitter shall carry out such removal and reimbursement within 30 days after such acceptance. A violation of the bill's provisions constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

• Richard H. Stuart Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101221D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
11. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
15. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB459) · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
27. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB459ER) · upper
28. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB459) · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 947 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML