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CS/CS/CS/SB 1638: Gift Certificates & Similar Credit Items [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Commerce ; Banking and Insurance ; Constantine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Webster ; Atwater ; Lynn ; Aronberg ; Crist ; Alexander

Gift Certificates & Similar Credit Items [EPCC]; 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: 06/28/2007
Last Action: 6/28/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-256; See also CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/14/2007 Senate • Filed
3/7/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00109
3/15/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/20/07, 9:15 am, 412-K
3/20/2007 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00216; CS read 1st time on 03/21/07 -SJ 00217
3/21/2007 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
3/22/2007 Senate • Now in Commerce -SJ 00216; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 03/27/07, 9:00 am, 401-S
3/27/2007 Senate • CS/CS by Commerce; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00258; CS read 1st time on 03/28/07 -SJ 00265
3/28/2007 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
4/4/2007 Senate • Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00259
4/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, 401-S
4/17/2007 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00440; CS read 1st time on 04/18/07 -SJ 00449
4/18/2007 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00440
4/20/2007 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00506
4/25/2007 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00533; CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 00533
4/26/2007 House • In Messages
4/30/2007 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00897
5/1/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1259 -HJ 00925; Read 2nd time -HJ 00925
5/2/2007 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00973; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00973
5/2/2007 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00875
6/15/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/28/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-256; See also CS/CS/HB 919 (Ch. 2007-78)