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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Social Security number use prohibited on the face of certain mailings.

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Unlawful and deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, and false statements in
advertising regulated, private remedies modified, and application and
construction provided.

Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred by Chair to Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division

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Customer liability limited for unauthorized use of lost or stolen cellular
phones.

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Commerce and Labor

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Plastic sales that do not meet specifications prohibited, and penalties
provided.

Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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HF 3650

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Retail sale of toys prohibited that have been recalled for safety reasons.

Section 1: Unsafe recalled toys; prohibition on sale language provided.

JAJ 3/17/08

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register

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Health plan company complaint filing requirement changed.

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Author added Loeffler

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Consumer small loans regulated.

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy Division

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Cold weather protection provided for delivered fuel residential heating
customers.

Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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Consumer small loan lender charges regulated.

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Wireless service contract termination provided without penalty upon death of
customer.

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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Timely utility payment criteria established.

Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating an advisory council on the development and regulation of consumer
products; establishing a comprehensive framework for consumer products to
protect, support and enhance human health, the environment and economic
development; specifying composition and duties of the council; requiring the
advisory council to develop a comprehensive and integrated framework for
promotion of chemistry and chemical engineering involved in the design of
products to reduce or elimination risks to health or the environment through the
reduction in use or generation of hazardous substances; requiring the advisory
council to report to the legislature by a certain date; sunset provision
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Disclosures required for direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and report
required.

Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1314

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1E Relating to commerce; defining certain terms; prohibiting any person from
advertising or conducting a live musical performance or production with the use
of false, deceptive or misleading affiliation, connection or association between
a performing group and a recording group, specifying exceptions
(me)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating a limited security interest for cosigner of a loan agreement to
purchase a motor vehicle; lien exceptions
(je)

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Wiger

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Relating to consumer protection; prohibiting retail sales of toys recalled by an
agency of the federal government or by the manufacturer for safety reasons;
providing for enforcement
(je)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating the board of residential construction, specifying composition, powers,
duties, administrative support, compensation, removal, vacancies, officers,
voting, board meetings and complaints and recordkeeping; subjecting the board to
government data practices regulation; authorizing interstate reciprocity;
expanding grounds for license denial, limit, revocation and suspension to
include history of financial irresponsibility or contractor recovery fund
excessive payment; authorizing commissioner of labor and industry rulemaking
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring removal by a certain date of all structures made of pressure treated
lumber containing chromated copper arsenate from schools, parks and child care
facilities
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring delivered heating fuel vendors to offer certain residential heating
fuel customers monthly payment agreements (cold weather protection) during
certain months, specifying requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Author added Pappas

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Regulating rebate practices at retail establishments; requiring retailers to
redeem the rebate offered to the consumer by the manufacturer
(ra)