IN HB1221 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-16 - Amendment #2 (Austin) motion withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-16 - Amendment #2 (Austin) motion withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
Wholesale pricing of nonalcoholic beverages. 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.
Title
Wholesale pricing of nonalcoholic beverages.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-16 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Porter) failed (Y: 26 N: 66 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2021-02-09 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-16 | House | Amendment #2 (Austin) motion withdrawn |
2021-02-16 | House | Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 129: yeas 26, nays 66 |
2021-02-16 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2021-02-11 | House | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
2021-01-14 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development |
2021-01-14 | House | Coauthored by Representatives Steuerwald, Torr, DeLaney |
2021-01-14 | House | Authored by Representative Soliday |