SB270 Alabama 2016 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Phillip W. WilliamsRepublican - 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
Assigned Act No. 2016-407.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 978
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 826
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 819
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 443
Third Reading Passed
Williams motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Motion to Adopt pending Roll Call 819
Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature