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House passes contact-lens consumer protection bill aimed at manufacturer pricing policies
Summary
After a prolonged and sometimes contentious debate, the Utah House approved SB 169 to prohibit manufacturer pricing practices that set retail price floors for contact lenses; the measure passed 58–16.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 169 on March 10, a bill the sponsor framed as a consumer-protection measure to prevent manufacturers from implementing policies that effectively set minimum retail prices for contact lenses.
Representative Notwell, the House sponsor, said market concentration and recent ‘‘unilateral pricing policies’’ by major manufacturers have reduced incentives for consumers to shop around. He told members that the policies have the effect of setting a retail price floor and urged the House to act to restore competition. “If the stated intent is to increase capture rate at the optometrist and also to remove incentives…
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