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Senate Consumer Protection Committee reports six bills to first reading, forwards farm-equipment bill to agriculture
Summary
At its third 2025 session meeting, the Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection reported six bills to first reading and sent the farm equipment fair repair bill to the Agriculture Committee; most measures passed committee votes with no extended debate.
Senator Rachel May, chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection, presided over the committee’s third meeting of the 2025 legislative session, during which members reported six bills to committee action and advanced one bill to the Agriculture Committee.
The committee reported bills on school security guard training, food advertising (the "carrot" bill), limits on lead in spices, caps on rental car refueling charges, a cap on certain credit service charges, and a farm equipment fair repair measure. Most items were reported to first reading on the calendar after brief or no discussion; the farm equipment bill was reported to the Agriculture Committee for further consideration.
Why it matters: The bills touch on consumer-facing issues — advertising to children, food safety, consumer charges and repair rights — areas within the committee’s jurisdiction and relevant to households statewide. The committee meeting took place during National Consumer Protection Week, a period Chair May noted as timely for the legislation.
Votes and procedural outcomes reported in committee (as recorded in the meeting): - SB1194 (Sen. Martinez) — School Security Guard Training Enhancement Act. Reported to first reading on the calendar after a voice vote. - SB397 (Sen. Myrie) — Amend general business, agriculture and public health laws on food and food-product advertising (nicknamed the "carrot" bill). Reported to first reading on the calendar after a voice vote. - SB3585 (Sen. Ramos) — Restrict retail sale of spices that exceed lead level limits. Reported to first reading on the calendar after a voice vote. - SB5599 (Sen. May) — Cap on amounts rental vehicle companies may charge for refueling. Reported to first reading on the calendar after a voice vote. - SB5600 (Sen. May) — Cap on credit service charges under personal property law. Reported to first reading on the calendar after a voice vote. - SB5771 (Sen. Mangum) — Farm Equipment Fair Repair Act. Reported to the Agriculture Committee after committee discussion.
Most items advanced without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript; the meeting record shows affirmative voice votes and the chair announcing each bill was "reported to first reading on the calendar," except SB5771, which the chair said was "reported to the Agriculture Committee." The transcript records motions and seconds for several bills but does not provide named vote tallies.
The committee adjourned after reporting the bills.
