CELL PHONE USAGE ROUNDING
Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that for purposes of billing a call having a duration in excess of one minute, a provider of cellular phone service must round down to the next lowest full minute all usage of 29 seconds or less and round up to the next highest full minute all usage of 30 seconds or more.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 11, 2005
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 13, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 26, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
Feb 21, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Robert S. Molaro
DDemocratic
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