Wholesale pricing of nonalcoholic beverages.
Summary
With certain exceptions, prohibits a supplier of nonalcoholic packaged beverages (supplier) from discriminating among retailers as to sales price, discounts, allowances, or service charges. Provides that the supplier's discrimination is an unconscionable act under the deceptive consumer sales law. Provides that the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general may request a court to: (1) enjoin the unconscionable act on behalf of identified retailers; (2) award the state a civil penalty equal to twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers; and (3) award an identified retailer twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers plus the retailer's attorney's fees.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Last action Feb 16, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Austin) motion withdrawn
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 129: yeas 26, nays 66
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Soliday
RRepublican
Co
Ed DeLaney
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Torr
RRepublican
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