| 24 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 1 |
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| 25 | | - | (1) "Consumer" means any individual in this state who is a 2 |
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| 26 | | - | prospective purchaser of consumer goods; 3 |
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| 27 | | - | (2) "Consumer good" has the same meaning as provided in section 4 |
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| 28 | | - | 42-158ff of the general statutes; 5 |
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| 29 | | - | (3) "Digital coupon" means any coupon, including, but not limited to, 6 |
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| 30 | | - | any coupon offered as part of any loyalty or rewards program, that is 7 |
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| 31 | | - | (A) in an electronic format, and (B) offered by a grocery store through 8 |
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| 32 | | - | an Internet web site or mobile device application; 9 |
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| 33 | | - | (4) "Grocery store" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-10 |
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| 34 | | - | 20 of the general statutes; and 11 |
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| 35 | | - | (5) "Loyalty or rewards program" means any agreement, contract, 12 |
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| 36 | | - | program or system that is offered by a grocery store and provides 13 |
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| 37 | | - | Committee Bill No. 513 |
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| 40 | | - | LCO No. 4602 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | | - | benefits to returning customers. 14 |
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| 43 | | - | (b) Any grocery store doing business in this state that offers one or 15 |
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| 44 | | - | more digital coupons for any consumer good shall automatically apply, 16 |
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| 45 | | - | at the point of sale, all digital coupons such grocery store offers for such 17 |
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| 46 | | - | consumer good for the consumer purchasing such consumer good. 18 |
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| 47 | | - | (c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 19 |
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| 48 | | - | regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 20 |
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| 49 | | - | general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section. 21 |
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| 50 | | - | (d) Any grocery store that fails to automatically apply all digital 22 |
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| 51 | | - | coupons such grocery store offers for a consumer good in accordance 23 |
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| 52 | | - | with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not 24 |
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| 53 | | - | more than one thousand dollars per violation. 25 |
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| 54 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 55 | | - | sections: |
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| 57 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2025 New section |
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| 23 | + | That the general statutes be amended to provide that any grocery 1 |
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| 24 | + | store that offers a digital coupon for a consumer good shall 2 |
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| 25 | + | automatically apply such coupon to such consumer good if the 3 |
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| 26 | + | consumer purchasing such consumer good is (1) a senior citizen, or (2) 4 |
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| 27 | + | a member of a loyalty or rewards program offered or recognized by such 5 |
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| 28 | + | grocery store. 6 |
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| 60 | | - | To require grocery stores to automatically apply digital coupons for |
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| 61 | | - | consumers. |
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| 63 | | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 64 | | - | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 65 | | - | underlined.] |
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| 67 | | - | Co-Sponsors: SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist. |
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| 69 | | - | S.B. 513 |
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| 30 | + | To require grocery stores to automatically apply certain digital coupons |
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| 31 | + | on behalf of senior citizens and members of certain loyalty or rewards |
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| 32 | + | programs. |
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