Consumer Protection
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing. [HB-1566]
Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; training approved by Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, online courses offered. [HB-2143]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); training provided by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to maintain on its website a listing of all FOIA officers, including name, contact information, and the name of the public body such FOIA officers serve. The bill requires the name and contact information of FOIA officers trained by legal counsel of a public body to be submitted to the Council by July 1 of each year on a form developed by the Council for that purpose and to be
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; increases membership, effect of missing meetings. [HB-2144]
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; membership; effect of missing meetings. Increases the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council from 12 members to 14 members by adding one additional member from the House of Delegates and one additional member from the Senate. The bill also provides that if any nonlegislative citizen member of the Council fails to attend a majority of meetings of the Council in a calendar year, the Council shall notify the member's appointing authority, who may, upon receipt of such notification, remove
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, provides that it is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 to offer, through the mail or by other means, the provision of a warranty for a motor vehicle in a manner that is likely to cause the owner of the motor vehicle to believe that the offer originated from the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or from the dealer that sold the motor vehicle to the owner. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55. [SB-1393]
As introduced, provides that it is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 to offer, through the mail or by other means, the provision of a warranty for a motor vehicle in a manner that is likely to cause the owner of the motor vehicle to believe that the offer originated from the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or from the dealer that sold the motor vehicle to the owner. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55.
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Debt Buying Practices Act." - Amends TCA Title 47. [SB-1419]
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Debt Buying Practices Act." - Amends TCA Title 47.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to commencement and prosecution of certain actions by and to investigations conducted by district and county attorneys under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. [HB-1435]
Relating to commencement and prosecution of certain actions by and to investigations conducted by district and county attorneys under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Debt Buying Practices Act." - Amends TCA Title 47. [HB-1413]
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Debt Buying Practices Act." - Amends TCA Title 47.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; failure to respond to request for records, rebuttable presumption. [SB-1128]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; failure to respond to request for records; rebuttable presumption. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a failure to respond to a request for records was willful and knowing.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; proprietary records and trade secrets, charitable gaming supplies. [HB-2178]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); proprietary records and trade secrets; charitable gaming supplies. Expands the existing FOIA record exclusion for information of a proprietary nature furnished by a supplier of charitable gaming supplies to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to include such information submitted by manufacturers of charitable gaming supplies. The bill also expands the exclusion to include information submitted by suppliers and manufacturers of charitable gaming supplies pursuant to regulations
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 55 and Title 62. [HB-1382]
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 55 and Title 62.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans. [SB-1125]
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans. Makes a violation of the requirements applicable to open-end credit plan lending a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; adds certain fraud crimes. [HB-2073]
Certain fraud crimes; multi-jurisdiction grand jury; Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Adds the offenses of obtaining money by false pretense, financial exploitation of mentally incapacitated persons, and construction fraud to the criminal violations that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may investigate and to prohibited practices under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information (FOIA) Advisory Council; terms of nonlegislative citizen members. [HB-1932]
Virginia Freedom of Information (FOIA) Advisory Council; terms of nonlegislative citizen members. Clarifies that at the end of the appointed term of a nonlegislative citizen member of the FOIA Advisory Council, the nonlegislative citizen member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; closed meeting violations, civil penalty. [SB-1103]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); closed meeting violations; civil penalty. Provides that in addition to any penalties imposed under FOIA, if the court finds that a member of a public body voted to certify a closed meeting and at the time of such certification such certification constituted a departure from the requirements of FOIA, the court shall impose on all members voting to certify in their individual capacity, whether or not a writ of mandamus or injunctive relief is awarded, a civil penalty of $500 each, which amount shall be paid
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act." - Amends TCA Title 47. [SB-933]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act." - Amends TCA Title 47.
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor, civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general and reporter, and a private right of action related to "spoofing" of caller identification, facsimile, and text messaging services. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. [HB-1050]
As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor, civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general and reporter, and a private right of action related to "spoofing" of caller identification, facsimile, and text messaging services. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; record and meeting exclusions for multidisciplinary child abuse teams. [HB-1971]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exclusions for multidisciplinary child abuse teams. Excludes the records of a multidisciplinary team as they relate to individual child abuse or neglect cases or sex offenses involving a child from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill also provides an exemption from open meeting requirements to such teams and sexual assault response teams.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; records of completed unattended death investigations, definition, mandatory disclosure. [SB-1102]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; completed unattended death investigations; mandatory disclosure. Requires that records of completed unattended death investigations be released to the parent or spouse of the decedent or, if there is no living parent or spouse, to the most immediate family member of the decedent, provided the person is not a person of interest or a suspect. The bill also defines "unattended death" and "immediate family member."
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 55 and Title 62. [SB-888]
As introduced, enacts the "Fair Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 55 and Title 62.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to requirements for making consumer loans [SB-601]
The purpose of this bill is to adjust limits on consumer loans in West Virginia for which certain finance charges may be imposed.