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Senate expands rules and enforcement authority for Consumer Protection Division; bill passes
Summary
SB82 passed the Senate after lawmakers voted to give the Consumer Protection Division greater rulemaking and citation authority and to criminalize willful failure to comply with a cease-and-desist order.
Senate Bill 82, which amends the enabling statute for the state’s Consumer Protection Division, cleared the Senate on Jan. 31 after a floor explanation and questions about enforcement and procedural safeguards.
Sponsor Senator David Watson described the bill as giving the division more administrative authority to address unfair business practices, telephone and mail solicitations and other…
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