HB 19-1289
signedConsumer Protection Act
Summary
Consumer protection - violations based on recklessness - increased penalties for certain violations - calculation of damage awards. The act: Adds "recklessly" as a culpable mental state for certain violations of the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act"; Increases the potential penalty for a violation brought by the attorney general or a district attorney from $2,000 to $20,000 per violation and from $10,000 to $50,000 per violation if committed against an elderly person; and Specifies the calculation of potential damage awards in a private civil action.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2019-03-29
- Latest action
- 2019-05-23
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- Governor Signed
- OpenStates
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Sponsors
- Mike Foote (primary) · Democratic
- Julie Gonzales (primary) · Democratic
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Votes
AMEND
2019-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 35 · No: 0 · Other: —
CONCUR
2019-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 47 · No: 17 · Other: —
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2019-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 42 · No: 22 · Other: —
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2019-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 23 · No: 12 · Other: —
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2019-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 41 · No: 23 · Other: —