Substitute for S.B. No. 3
Session Year 2025
 


AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SAFETY.

To (1) require fee disclosures for consumer goods and services, (2) impose various requirements concerning connected devices, (3) impose various requirements concerning repairs of electronic or appliance products, (4) require each municipality to establish and maintain a ".gov" Internet top-level domain, (5) provide that no supplier shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any eligible food unless such supplier (A) reduces the price charged for such eligible food by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such supplier has made such downsizing or reduction, (6) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnormal economic disruptions, (7) prohibit persons from charging unconscionably excessive prices following precipitating events, and (8) modify the procedures applicable to persons who fail to adhere to provisions concerning precipitating events.

Introduced by:
General Law Committee

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Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 6/10/2025Signed by the Governor
 6/9/2025Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
 6/5/2025Transmitted to the Secretary of State
 6/3/2025(LCO)Public Act 25-44
 5/29/2025In Concurrence
 5/29/2025House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
 5/29/2025Amendment Withdrawn, House Amendment Schedule B 9696
 5/29/2025House Rejected House Amendment Schedule A 9687
 5/29/2025House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
 5/16/2025House Calendar Number 612
 5/16/2025Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
 5/15/2025Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
 5/15/2025Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8607
 5/15/2025Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8599
 5/7/2025Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 5/7/2025No New File by Committee on Appropriations
 5/6/2025(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 5/6/2025(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 5/5/2025(APP)Joint Favorable
 5/1/2025Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
 4/28/2025Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/28/2025No New File by Committee on Judiciary
 4/28/2025(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/28/2025(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/25/2025(JUD)Joint Favorable
 4/23/2025Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
 4/8/2025(LCO)File Number 570
 4/8/2025Senate Calendar Number 313
 4/8/2025Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/8/2025(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/2/2025(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 5:00 PM
 3/24/2025(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/21/2025(GL)Joint Favorable Substitute
 3/7/2025Public Hearing 03/12
 3/6/2025Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
 3/5/2025Drafted by Committee
 1/22/2025(GL)Vote to Draft
 1/8/2025Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Co-sponsors of SB-3

Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Sen. Jorge Cabrera, 17th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, 22nd Dist.
Sen. Herron Gaston, 23rd Dist.
Sen. Joan V. Hartley, 15th Dist.
Sen. Jan Hochadel, 13th Dist.
Sen. Paul Honig, 8th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Sen. Douglas McCrory, 2nd Dist.
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, 27th Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Sen. MD Rahman, 4th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Rebecca Martinez, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Roland J. Lemar, 96th Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.
Rep. Larry B. Butler, 72nd Dist.
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Rep. Hubert D. Delany, 144th Dist.
Rep. Kenneth Gucker, 138th Dist.
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Rep. Tammy Nuccio, 53rd Dist.
Rep. Matt Blumenthal, 147th Dist.
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Rep. Tom Delnicki, 14th Dist.
Rep. Bob Godfrey, 110th Dist.

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