CS/HB 685: Consumer Protection
GENERAL BILL by Agriculture & Consumer Affairs ; Romeo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gannon ; Sobel ; Weissman ; Peterman ; Kendrick ; Gibson ; Bowen ; Stansel ; Lerner ; Kottkamp
Consumer Protection; authorizes action on behalf of governmental entity for damages caused by violation of specified provisions; provides for waiver of civil penalties if restitution is made for actual damages to governmental entity; provides exemptions from regulation under certain provision for certain activities regulated by PSC; reenacts specified provisions to incorporate amendments to federal law in references thereto, etc. Amends Ch. 501.
Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 208 (Ch. 2001-39), CS/CS/SB 784 (Ch. 2001-214)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 208 (Ch. 2001-39), CS/CS/SB 784 (Ch. 2001-214)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2001 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/2/2001 | House |
• Referred to Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (CCC); State Administration (SGC); Council for Competitive Commerce |
| 3/6/2001 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (CCC); State Administration (SGC); Council for Competitive Commerce -HJ 00057 |
| 3/12/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (CCC), 03/14/01, 9:00 am, 28-H |
| 3/14/2001 | House |
• CS by Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (CCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00410 |
| 3/30/2001 | House |
• CS read first time on 03/30/01 -HJ 00404 • Now in State Administration (SGC) -HJ 00410 |
| 3/27/2001 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00410 |
| 4/10/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 04/12/01, 9:15 am, 306-H |
| 4/12/2001 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00532 |
| 4/13/2001 | House |
• Now in Council for Competitive Commerce -HJ 00532 |
| 4/16/2001 | House |
• On Council agenda-- Council for Competitive Commerce, 04/18/01, 10:30 am, Reed Hall |
| 4/18/2001 | House |
• Favorable by- Council for Competitive Commerce; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00548 |
| 4/20/2001 | House |
• Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00548 |
| 4/27/2001 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar |
| 5/4/2001 | House |
• Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 208 (Ch. 2001-39), CS/CS/SB 784 (Ch. 2001-214) |