2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1339

File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegate Glenn
Entitled:
Business Regulation - Restaurants - Prohibition on Automatic Gratuity

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a restaurant from including an automatic gratuity on a restaurant invoice; establishing specified penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing that each invoice that includes an automatic gratuity in violation of the Act is a separate offense; providing a specified exception for large parties; clarifying a specified scope provision; defining a specified term; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/18
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Gratuities
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Restaurants

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 17-1602 , 17-1605 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Economic Matters