SENATE BILL 707

Sponsored By:

Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and McFadden

Entitled:

Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell essential goods and services during a state of emergency for a price of more than 20% above the price charged by that person for those goods and services a specified time prior to the state of emergency; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell repair or reconstruction services or services used for emergency cleanup for a price of more than 20% above the price charged by that person for those services immediately prior to the state of emergency; creating an exception; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/18

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

2/25

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Senator John C. Astle, District 30

Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46

Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices

Electronic Government

Emergencies

Notices

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration

Rules and Regulations

Secretary of State

Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety

( 14-101 , 14-101 , 14-1101 , 14-1102 , 14-1103 , 14-1104 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered