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Companion Bill SB1693. Consumer Protection - Expands certain requirements for gift certificates by removing exemption for gift certificates usable with multiple, unaffiliated sellers of goods or services. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB1840 / *SB1693Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1840 / *SB1693 Present law generally prohibits any person from selling a gift certificate to a purchaser containing an expiration date that is less than two years after issuance or charging a fee for the issuance of a gift certificate. Present law also prohibits any person, within two years after a gift certificate is issued, from charging service fees relative to the gift certificate that reduce the total amount for which the holder of the gift certificate may [...]

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Latest Actions
  • 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee
  • 03/12/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 03/18/2008
  • 04/17/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee
  • 04/11/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 04/17/2007
  • 02/28/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of C&EA

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
HB1840 Bill Text PDF10/27/2007

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
SB1693 Fiscal Notes PDF10/27/2007