Bill Text: MI HB4194 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Trade; fair trade practices; issuance of gift certificates and gift cards; prohibit expiration dates. Amends sec. 3g of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903g).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-14 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/09/2017 [HB4194 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB4194-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4194

 

 

February 9, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hammoud, Wittenberg, Pagan, Zemke, Camilleri, Howrylak, VanderWall, Noble, Howell, Yanez, Durhal, Gay-Dagnogo, Greimel, Chirkun, Rabhi, Byrd, Scott, Brinks, Chang, Jones and Moss and referred to the Committee on Financial Services.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 331, entitled

 

"Michigan consumer protection act,"

 

by amending section 3g (MCL 445.903g), as added by 2008 PA 209.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3g. A person engaged in the retail sale of goods or

 

services shall not sell a gift certificate to a consumer that

 

expires. within a period of less than 5 years.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.