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Committee hears bill to prevent airline electronic travel credits from expiring
Summary
Senate Bill 553 would prevent electronic travel credits from expiring, treat the credit's value as belonging to its possessor (not the issuer), and allow transferrable redemption; the bill was presented as a constituent measure and committee members queried enforceability and scope, including an optional $1 per ticket fee for human‑trafficking prevention.
The Senate Business and Labor Committee heard Senate Bill 553, a constituent bill that would make electronic travel credits non‑expiring and treat the represented value as owned by the possessor rather than the issuer.
Sponsor Senator Daniel Zolnicoff described common consumer problems with low‑cost economy fares: customers who receive e‑credits after cancellations often must use them within a year and sometimes struggle to redeem or extend them. "The heart of the bill is…
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