SB270 Alabama 2016 Session
Bill Summary
This bill provides that the intent of the Legislature is that a consumer may not bring an action on behalf of a class under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, except through a district attorney or the office of the Attorney General
This bill provides that this limitation is substantive in nature
This bill would require that any consumer bringing a private claim under this chapter to prove that he or she reasonably and detrimentally relied on a practice declared unlawful under this act
To amend Section 8-19-10, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act; to provide that the limitation provided by the act that prevents a consumer from bringing an action on behalf of a class, except through a district attorney or the office of the Attorney General is substantive in nature, and that to allow such actions would abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights created by this chapter; to require that any consumer or other person bringing a private claim under the act prove that he or she reasonably and detrimentally relied on an act or practice declared unlawful under the act.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2016 | S | Assigned Act No. 2016-407. |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Enrolled |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 978 |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Concurrence Requested |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 826 |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 819 |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 28, 2016 | H | Motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| April 28, 2016 | H | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| April 28, 2016 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| April 13, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 22, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| March 22, 2016 | S | Engrossed |
| March 22, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 443 |
| March 22, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 15, 2016 | S | Williams motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| March 15, 2016 | S | Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377 |
| March 15, 2016 | S | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| March 15, 2016 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| March 3, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 18, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 13, 2016 | Room 617 at 00:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 2, 2016 | Committee Room 325 at 00:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 2, 2016 | Committee Room 325 at 00:00 | Senate JUDY Public Hearing |