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Senate committee hears bill to require full online pricing, DOJ backs disclosure rule
Summary
A proposal to ban 'drip pricing' and require sellers to show all non-tax, non-shipping fees before checkout drew support from the Oregon Department of Justice and consumer advocates, while banking and industry groups raised implementation concerns.
Senate Committee on Labor and Business members on Thursday heard public testimony on Senate Bill 430, a measure that would require sellers offering goods or services online to display a price that includes all fees or charges a purchaser must pay to complete a transaction, with exceptions for taxes and reasonable shipping charges.
The bill’s sponsor, State Senator Floyd Brezanski, told the committee he drafted the dash-1 amendment after consulting the Department of Justice and hearing consumer complaints about so-called “gotcha” or “junk” fees. “All I’m asking is that the vendor of merchandise make certain that the consumer is fully informed before the transaction is finalized as to what is it gonna be the actual cost that you’re going to be paying,” Brezanski said.
The Department of Justice’s policy advisor Leslie…
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