EARLY CANCELLATION FEES-DEATH
Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, subject to federal law and regulation, no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy, medical alert system, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract if the customer dies before the end of the contract. Provides that every violation is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Signed Jul 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 16, 2021
How they voted
43–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Commerce; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Commerce
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
P
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Bos
RRepublican
Co
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Jacqueline Y. Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Carroll
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Morrison
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
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