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SB270 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

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