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SB270 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB270 Alabama 2016 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2016
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Deceptive trade practices, allowing consumers who rely on certain information to bring action for consumer fraud, Sec. 8-19-10 am'd.
Description

This bill provides that the intent of the Legislature is that a consumer may not bring an action on behalf of a class under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, except through a district attorney or the office of the Attorney General.

This bill provides that this limitation is substantive in nature.

This bill would require that any consumer bringing a private claim under this chapter to prove that he or she reasonably and detrimentally relied on a practice declared unlawful under this act.

Subjects
Deceptive Trade Practices

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2016-407.

S

Enrolled

H

Signature Requested

H

Concurred in Second House Amendment

S

Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 978

S

Concurrence Requested

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 826

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 819

H

Judiciary Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote

H

Judiciary Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Carried Over

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 443

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Williams motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377

S

Judiciary Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 22, 2016 Senate Passed
Yes 31
No 1
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 3, 2016 House Passed
Yes 101
No 1
Abstained 2
Absent 1

Motion to Adopt pending Roll Call 819

May 3, 2016 House Passed
Yes 78
No 2
Abstained 5
Absent 20

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature