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CS/HB 637: Consumer Protection

GENERAL BILL by Seiler

Consumer Protection; changes obsolete dates; reenacts & amends provision re remedies of enforcing authority under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides that court may order actions brought under that act on behalf of an enterprise; provides that use of creation that is not protected under federal copyright law shall not give rise to claim or cause of action, except under specified circumstances; provides construction. Amends Ch. 501; creates 501.927.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/3/2006 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 202; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 202 (Ch. 2006-196) -HJ 01185
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2006 House • Filed
1/26/2006 House • Referred to Agriculture (SRC); Civil Justice (JC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); State Resources Council
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Agriculture (SRC); Civil Justice (JC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); State Resources Council -HJ 00054
3/13/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture (SRC), 03/15/06, 2:30 pm, 214-C
3/15/2006 House • Favorable by Agriculture (SRC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00246
3/16/2006 House • Now in Civil Justice (JC) -HJ 00246
3/20/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice (JC), 03/22/06, 10:15 am, 24-H
3/22/2006 House • Favorable by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00282; Now in Judiciary Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00282
3/31/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Appropriations (FC), 04/04/06, 4:00 pm Or Upon Adjournment of the Fiscal Council, 28-H
4/4/2006 House • Favorable by Judiciary Appropriations (FC); YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -HJ 00345; Now in State Resources Council -HJ 00345
4/6/2006 House • On Council agenda-- State Resources Council, 04/10/06, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
4/10/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- State Resources Council; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00464
4/17/2006 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00464
5/3/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 202; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 202 (Ch. 2006-196) -HJ 01185