HB 19-1289 Colorado House · 2019 Regular Session

Consumer Protection Act

Summary

Consumer protection - violations based on recklessness - increased penalties for certain violations - calculation of damage awards. The act: Adds "recklessly" as a culpable mental state for certain violations of the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act"; Increases the potential penalty for a violation brought by the attorney general or a district attorney from $2,000 to $20,000 per violation and from $10,000 to $50,000 per violation if committed against an elderly person; and Specifies the calculation of potential damage awards in a private civil action.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2019

Committee Review

Apr 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

May 2019

Signed into Law

May 2019

Introduced Mar 29, 2019 Signed May 23, 2019

Floor votes · House May 3, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

May 23, 2019

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 3, 2019

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (26-0)

house

May 3, 2019

Introduced

House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

lower

May 2, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

upper

Apr 24, 2019

Committee

Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Apr 16, 2019

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

upper

Apr 16, 2019

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Apr 9, 2019

Committee

House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Mar 29, 2019

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors