AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1/1/24)
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
06/06/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 2, 2023
Committee
06/02/2023 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/01/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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