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Committee hears bill to require delivery platforms to secure restaurant agreements
Summary
Sen. Denise Ricciardi told the Senate Commerce Committee that Senate Bill 280 would require third‑party food delivery platforms to have formal agreements with restaurants before listing them, restoring protections that lapsed under a prior law with a sunset clause.
Senator Denise Ricciardi, state senator for District 9, introduced Senate Bill 280 at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to require food delivery platforms to enter formal agreements with restaurants before offering their services. "Senate Bill 280 ... is requiring food delivery services to secure agreements with restaurants," Ricciardi said, adding the measure would protect restaurants, food retailers and consumers.
The bill's sponsor and supporters told the committee that, before a 2021 law with a sunset clause, platforms could list restaurants without consent, leaving restaurants vulnerable to incorrect pricing, outdated menus and customer complaints that reflected…
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