File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Quinter, Bobo, Carter, Feldman, Jones, Montgomery,
Pendergrass, F. Turner, Vaughn,
Doory, Harrison, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Taylor, and
Trueschler
- Entitled:
-
Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards -
Expiration and Fees -
Prohibitions and
Restrictions
Prohibiting a person from selling a gift certificate that is subject
to expiration or specified fees or charges within 3 years after
purchase; requiring disclosure of terms and conditions of gift
certificates in a specified manner; prohibiting a change of terms or
conditions after purchase; providing that a gift certificate sold in
violation of the Act may be considered valid and may not be subject to
expiration or any service fee; etc.
House Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 4/6 (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
- 4/1
- Floor Amendment (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Frush) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (113-21)
Senate Action
- 4/5
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/7
- Re-referred Finance
- 4/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments
- Recommit to Committee Finance (Senator Klausmeier)
- 4/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCLOSURE
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- GIFTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-1319 ,
14-1320
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 233624/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2005 at:
11:55 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 583095/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2005 at:
10:36 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 657479/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
10:12 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (113-21)
Senate
- April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-0)