AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONSUMERS, RETAILERS AND CREDIT TRANSACTIONS.
To: (1) Provide that a retailer who fails to timely remove a promotional sale sign, or properly redeem a coupon, shall not be required to provide a commodity to a consumer free of charge, but shall instead sell the commodity to the consumer at the improperly posted price or issue a refund to the consumer for the value of the improperly redeemed coupon; (2) modify certain provisions concerning charge card, credit card and debit card transaction surcharges; and (3) make conforming, minor and technical changes to the consumer protection and related statutes.
Introduced by:
General Law Committee