COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.)
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Corporations · Jan 31, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2025) · Feb 7, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Feb 11, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (05/22/2025) · May 16, 2025
Proposed Substitute · May 16, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · May 22, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2025) · May 30, 2025
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) · Jun 3, 2025
Referred to Senate Commerce · Jun 13, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2025) · Jun 14, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence · Jun 17, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 19, 2025
Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence · Jun 21, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 25, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AS AMENDEDHouse · 2025-06-03 · YEAS 65, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 9, RECUSED 0
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENTHouse · 2025-06-03 · YEAS 67, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 8, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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