General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5924 January Session, 2017 *_____HB05924GL____030817____* General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5924 January Session, 2017 *_____HB05924GL____030817____* AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION REFUNDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) A newspaper publisher shall issue a credit, extension or pro rata refund of the subscription or subscription price of a print newspaper subscription, upon request, to a consumer who has temporarily suspended such subscription due to vacation, travel or illness. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section GL Joint Favorable Subst. GL Joint Favorable Subst.