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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 413

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 829
Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products

Synopsis:

Abolishing in specified civil actions a defense of indirect contact with the person on whose behalf the action is brought for a person that sells, distributes, or otherwise disposes of food, drugs, cosmetics, and specified other health-related products; authorizing the person to prove that all or any part of an alleged overcharge ultimately was passed on to another person by a purchaser or seller in the chain of manufacture, production, or distribution who paid the alleged overcharge; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Finance
2/14
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/23
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/7
Returned Passed
House Action
3/27
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Judiciary
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable Report by Judiciary
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (124-10)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 11-209 , 11-209 )
Health - General
( 21-1114 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 717476/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 12:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (124-10)
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