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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 476

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Relating to: automatic renewal of contracts involving industrial gases and related equipment.

Contracts Industrial development Insurance Medical service

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, subject to several exceptions, a contract for the lease of

business equipment or for providing business services may not be automatically

renewed or extended unless certain disclosures are made to the customer at the time

the contract is entered into and the seller provides a reminder notice satisfying

certain requirements to the customer near the end of the contract period.

This bill specifies that the disclosure and reminder notice requirements for

automatic renewal or extension of business equipment or services contracts do not

apply to a contract for the supply of industrial, medical, or other gases, including for

the lease, service, or use of equipment involved in supplying the gases.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Johnson (D) , Kooyenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Wirch (D)

5 cosponsors

Born (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sanfelippo (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Dec 17, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Wirch, LeMahieu and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Tusler, Kuglitsch, Ohnstad and Born

  2. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade

  3. Dec 4, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 17, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Dec 17, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Dec 17, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1