BILL INFO-2005 Regular Session-SB 8

2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 8

CHAPTER NUMBER: 456 File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:: Senators Klausmeier, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kramer, McFadden, and Munson

Entitled:: Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Fees - Restrictions and Prohibitions

Prohibiting a person from selling a gift certificate that is subject to expiration or specified fees or charges within a specified period after purchase; requiring disclosure of specified terms and conditions in a specified manner; providing that a gift certificate sold or issued in violation of the Act shall be considered valid and may not be subject to expiration or any fee; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

07/13: Pre-filed
1/12: First Reading Finance
1/19: Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
1/28: Hearing cancelled; Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
1/31: Hearing cancelled; Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/8: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order 3/9 (Senator V. Jones) Adopted
3/9: Favorable with Amendments; Laid Over (Senator V. Jones) Adopted
3/10: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator V. Jones) Rejected (10-36); Floor Amendment (Senator Munson) Rejected (6-38); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14: Third Reading Passed (40-4)
4/7: Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments; Senate Requests House Recede; Conference Committee Appointed ...; Senators Klausmeier, Middleton, and Hooper
4/9: Conference Committee Report Adopted; Third Reading Passed (44-1); Passed Enrolled

House Action

3/15: First Reading Economic Matters
3/23: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/1: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order later today (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Committee Amendment Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2: Motion Special Order 4/8 (Delegate Boteler) Rejected; Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-18)
4/8: House Refuses to Recede; Conference Committee Appointed ...; Delegates D. Davis, Doory, and Trueschler
4/9: Conference Committee Report Adopted; Third Reading Passed (122-11)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/26: Signed by the Governor Chapter 456

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

GIFTS

PENALTIES

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 13-301 , 13-301 , 14-1319 , 14-1320 )

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: 003527/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 10:36 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 457079/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 10:36 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 473525/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 10:57 a.m. Status: Rejected House Number: 413196/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2005 at: 12:46 p.m. Status: Adopted Number: 453696/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2005 at: 12:47 p.m. Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format): Report Number: 563729/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at: 11:03 p.m. Status: Adopted Amendment Number: 953621/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at: 11:04 p.m. Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown): Senate March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Jones V) {003527/1 Rejected (10-36) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Munson) {473525/1 Rejected (6-38) March 14, 2005: Third Reading Passed (40-4) April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (44-1) House April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (113-18) April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (122-11)