AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - GIFT CERTIFICATES (Requires issuers of gift certificates to deposit and hold funds used to purchase the gift certificate in escrow for three (3) years, or until the gift certificate is redeemed, and would restrict certain redemption terms in the event of bankruptcy.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Jan 28, 2020
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3
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1
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2020
Legislature · Passed
01/28/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
01/16/2020 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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