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CS/CS/HB 1259: Gift Certificates & Similar Credit Items

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandenburg ; Reagan ; Hasner

Gift Certificates & Similar Credit Items; defines terms "credit memo" & "gift certificate"; prohibits gift certificate or credit memo sold or issued for consideration in this state from having expiration date, expiration period, or any type of postsale charge or fee imposed on gift certificate or credit memo; provides certain exceptions; requires that said certificate or memo be reported as unclaimed property; provides legislative intent, etc. Creates 501.95, 717.1045.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/1/2007 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 1638; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1638 (Ch. 2007-256), CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78) -HJ 00925
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2007 House • Filed
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced -HJ 00089
    3/11/2007 House • Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00183
    3/15/2007 House • Referred to Financial Institutions (JE) by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00224
    3/20/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Financial Institutions (JE), 03/22/07, 9:15 am, 306-H
    3/22/2007 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Financial Institutions (JE); YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    3/27/2007 House • Referral to Financial Institutions (JE) revoked by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00273; Now in Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; On Council agenda-- Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council, 03/29/07, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/29/2007 House • CS by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00312
    3/30/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 03/30/07 -HJ 00310; CS filed
    4/1/2007 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00322
    4/22/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/23/07, 9:15 am, 212-K
    4/23/2007 House • CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 00706
    4/25/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 04/25/07 -HJ 00703; CS filed
    4/30/2007 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00903
    5/1/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 1638; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1638 (Ch. 2007-256), CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78) -HJ 00925

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  • CS/CS/HB 1259, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/25/2007 at 2:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1638 (c3) Constantine Identical Last Action: 6/28/2007 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-256; See also CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78)
    Location:
    H 919 (e1) Murzin Compare Last Action: 5/24/2007 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-78; See also CS/CS/HB 921 (Ch. 2007-79), CS/CS/CS/SB 1638 (Ch. 2007-256)
    Location:
    S 1198 (e1) Emergency Communications Systems [RPCC] Bennett Compare Last Action: 4/27/2007 S Substituted CS/CS/HB 919 -SJ 00678; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78), CS/CS/HB 921 (Ch. 2007-79), CS/CS/CS/SB 1638 (Ch. 2007-256) -SJ 00678
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    016449 - Amendment
    Frishe 4/30/2007
    11:10 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.95
    717.1045

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  • CS/HB 1259, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2007 at 4:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.95
    717.1045

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  • HB 1259, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2007 at 3:11 PM