# Virginia SB1212: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. Virginia SB1212, Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-05-02 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1212-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1212 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686) - Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (206 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. Prohibits a supplier, in connection with a consumer transaction, from advertising or displaying a price for goods or services without clearly and conspicuously displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or surcharges, as defined in the bill. The bill specifies the requirements for compliance with its provisions for certain suppliers and excludes from its provisions (i) certain fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, as defined in relevant law; (ii) fees charged by electric utilities, natural gas utilities, and telecommunications service providers, as those terms are defined in relevant law; (iii) certain costs associated with real estate settlement services; and (iv) the provision of air transportation by air carriers. The bill requires a food delivery platform to (a) at the point when a consumer views and selects a vendor or items for purchase, include a clear and conspicuous disclosure of any additional fee or percentage charged, as defined in the bill, and (b) after a consumer selects items for purchase, but prior to checkout, display a subtotal page that itemizes the price of such selected items and any additional fee or percentage included in the total cost. This bill is identical to HB 2515. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation | fail | 17 | 23 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 50 | 47 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 12 | 9 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-05-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0686) (Governor) - 2025-05-02: Approved by Governor-Chapter 686 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Governor's substitute printed (SB1212S2) (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Governor's substitute printed (SB1212S2) (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212) (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1212ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-12: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (House) - 2025-02-10: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee substitute printed 25106447D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-06: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-27: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Substitute bill reprinted 25105788D (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Committee substitute printed 25105788D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1212) (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101034D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079828.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079827.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074757.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074756.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074156.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054137.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054136.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043410.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043409.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026378.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026377.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018264.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018263.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079828.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079827.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074757.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074756.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074156.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054137.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054136.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043410.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043409.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026378.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026377.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018264.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018263.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1212-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).