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CS/CS/SB 726: Consumer Protection

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Commerce and Tourism ; Ring

Consumer Protection; Citing this act as "Terry's Law"; requiring retail sales establishments that sell goods to the public to grant a refund within a specified period of time for goods costing more than a specified amount if returned by a consumer who has been adjudicated incapacitated, is subject to a certain type of guardianship, or has a certain medical condition, if specified requirements are satisfied; providing penalties for a violation of the requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 81
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 81
    3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/10/15, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/10/2015 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/12/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 192
    3/17/2015 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 206
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 344
    4/15/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/20/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    4/21/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 430
    4/23/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 726, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2015 at 2:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 793 Consumer Protection Stark Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRAS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.142 Retail sales establishments; preemption; notice of refund policy; exceptions; penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    501.95 Gift certificates and credit memos. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 726, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2015 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 793 Consumer Protection Stark Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRAS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    567610 - Amendment
    Before line 31 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Bradley)     		4/17/2015
    1:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/20/2015 1:00 PM Fiscal Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.142 Retail sales establishments; preemption; notice of refund policy; exceptions; penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    501.95 Gift certificates and credit memos. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 726, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2015 at 10:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2015 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 793 Consumer Protection Stark Identical Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRAS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    792582 - Amendment
    Delete lines 30 - 88 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Ring)     		3/9/2015
    10:06 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2015 10:00 AM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.142 Retail sales establishments; preemption; notice of refund policy; exceptions; penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    501.95 Gift certificates and credit memos. Page 4 (pdf)

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