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House amends consumer-protection bill to remove criminal penalties, clarifies return/shipping rules
Summary
Delegates amended House Bill 194 (consumer protection: veil sales and reimbursement) to remove criminal penalties and to clarify when retailers or shippers must reimburse shipping costs. The floor adopted an amendment striking criminal penalties and later accepted a friendly amendment tightening retailer-fault language.
House members considered House Bill 194, described on the floor as concerning consumer protections for veil sales and reimbursement of shipping costs. During floor consideration, delegates debated penalty provisions and the mechanics of reimbursement for returned goods.
The sponsor and other members raised concerns that the bill's original penalties were…
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