I am writing in support of HB449. Virginia remains only one of two states in the U.S. without state class actions. The absence of this remedy means that small dollar fraud and other legal violations do not get addressed. The company committing the fraud or violation can continue to take these unlawful amounts because they are so small. It is not worth it for an individual to take action and the company's practice gets to continue. I recently spoke with an elderly person who was charged an unlawful $70 fee in the form company loan documents. This was an unlawful practice affecting hundreds of Virginians that could have been stopped with a class action. Without that tool, this company gets to keep up this illegal action with impunity and make money off of Virginians. Practices like these that are allowed to continue harm the law-abiding businesses. The shady company makes more money and profit than the company with integrity. You will likely hear from industry representatives talking about how it will harm businesses, run them out of the state and other things in the "parade of horribles." Please do not ignore fact that state class actions operate in 48 other states and businesses manage to operate there and follow the law.

OPPOSE HB 73 ON ACCOUNT OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DON'T KNOW RELATIONSHIP HISTORY/SURROGATES AND WASTE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS. OPPOSE HB 202 ON ACCOUNT OF GENTRIFICATION. SUPPORT HB 273 ON ACCOUNT OF LIFE SAVING OPPORTUNITIES ARE NECESSARY AND PROPER. OPPOSE HB 133 ON ACCOUNT OF FRAUD/WITNESS_TAMPERING OF WILLS/TRUST. SUPPORT HB 350 ON ACCOUNT OF WITNESS_TAMPERING JURY TRIAL. SUPPORT HB 364 ON ACCOUNT OF COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASE. SUPPORT HB 449 ON ACCOUNT OF SLAVERY/REPARATIONS/VICTIMS OF CHATTEL SLAVERY. OPPOSE HB 510 ON ACCOUNT OF PERVERTING-THE-COURSE-OF-JUSTICE. SUPPORT HB 538 ON ACCOUNT OF JEFFREY_EPSTEIN/CASE LAW... WITNESS_TAMPERING/INTIMIDATION OF VICTIM OF PEDOPHILIA/INCEST/CHILD SEX ABUSE. SUPPORT HB 671 ON ACCOUNT OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE/GED. OPPOSE HB 803 ON ACCOUNT OF GENTRIFICATION.