Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00922 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 922
2		-	January Session, 2013 _____SB00922GL____031413____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 922
	2	+	January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3298
	3	+	03298_______GL_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(GL)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 922
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 922
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8	12		January Session, 2013
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10		-	~~_____SB00922GL____031413____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 3298
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING TWO-FOR-ONE SALES.
	16	+	03298_______GL_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(GL)
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	24	+	AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 735c of the general statutes, any person engaged in trade or commerce in this state who offers to sell consumer goods pursuant to a two-for-one or similar promotion shall honor the stated terms of such promotion for at least two business days after the stated end date of such promotion, provided the consumer: (1) Has purchased a consumer good that qualifies the consumer for a discount or additional consumer goods pursuant to the promotion, and (2) did not receive the discount or additional consumer goods at the time of purchase. For purposes of this section, "consumer goods" means any article which is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
	28	+	Section 1. Section 42-110b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
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	30	+	(a) No person shall engage in unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.
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	32	+	[(b) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner and the courts of this state shall be guided by interpretations given by the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts to Section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 USC 45(a)(1)), as from time to time amended.]
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	34	+	[(c)] (b) The commissioner may, in accordance with chapter 54, establish by regulation acts, practices or methods which shall be deemed to be unfair or deceptive in violation of subsection (a) of this section. [Such regulations shall not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations and decisions of the federal trade commission and the federal courts in interpreting the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act.]
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	36	+	[(d)] (c) It is the intention of the legislature that this chapter be remedial and be so construed.
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21	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
22		-	Section 1 ~~from passage New section~~
	42	+	Section 1 July 1, 2013 42-110b
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24	44		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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26	46		Section 1
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28		-	~~from passage~~
	48	+	July 1, 2013
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30		-	~~New section~~
	50	+	42-110b
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	52	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	54	+	To amend the general statutes to eliminate references to federal standards in the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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34		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst.
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36		-	GL
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38		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	56	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]