Consumer protection bills had mixed success in the General Assembly this year.
Bills that sailed through include measures to ban a kind of cash advance with a high interest rate, surprise claims on part of the proceeds from a home sale, and using children’s personal data to target advertising.
But efforts to crack down on so-called “junk fees” – undisclosed, mandatory charges billed after a sale – remained unresolved as the 2024 session approached its scheduled end on Saturday.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
