republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-1351.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, selling ignition interlock system."
description: "Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; ignition interlock system. Provides that advertising for any ignition interlock system by a vendor not approved by the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program to operate in Virginia; targeted advertising to a person before a determination of guilt; and any advertising, before or after a determination of guilt, without a conspicuous statement that such advertisement is not affiliated with any government agency is an unlawful consumer transaction in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill exempts advertisements approved by the Commission and provided at a Commission-approved location. "
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1351"
citation: "Virginia HB 1351 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wren M. Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fda3d9e8-377b-45a6-b89d-07cae3d29b45"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1351"
source_hash: "476ab02b3f1b3b6034f18b692786bfa9be5875f2ffd9c30d6f63930dfb9cd11d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1351 (2024) — Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, selling ignition interlock system.

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; ignition interlock system. Provides that advertising for any ignition interlock system by a vendor not approved by the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program to operate in Virginia; targeted advertising to a person before a determination of guilt; and any advertising, before or after a determination of guilt, without a conspicuous statement that such advertisement is not affiliated with any government agency is an unlawful consumer transaction in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill exempts advertisements approved by the Commission and provided at a Commission-approved location. 

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0747** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0747)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24108343D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1351S1)
3. **HB1351ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1351ER)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 24103872D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1351)
5. **Printed as engrossed 24103872D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1351E)

## Votes

- VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wren M. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 24103872D `introduction`
- **2024-01-12** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB1351)
- **2024-02-08** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House as amended HB1351E
- **2024-02-12** Printed as engrossed 24103872D-E
- **2024-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB1351E)
- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-28** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Committee substitute printed 24108343D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Passed by for the day
- **2024-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1351S1)
- **2024-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Reading of substitute waived
- **2024-03-05** Committee substitute agreed to 24108343D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1351S1 `substitution`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Passed by for the day
- **2024-03-07** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108343D-S1 (99-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2024-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1351ER) `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB1351ER)
- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0747)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fda3d9e8-377b-45a6-b89d-07cae3d29b45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).