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.
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)
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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) |