HB 1690 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-3088
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1690
AN ACT prohibiting paper billing fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wazir, Merr. 17; Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26; Rep. Fowler, Rock. 20; Rep. Walz, Merr. 23; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Migliore, Graf. 9
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that charging a separate fee to receive a paper billing statement shall be a violation of the consumer protection act.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-3088
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT prohibiting paper billing fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Regulation of Business Practices for Consumer Protection; Acts. Unlawful; Paper Billing Fees. Amend RSA 358-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:
XVIII. Charging a separate fee to receive a paper billing statement, as opposed to an electronic billing statement, for goods or services.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 2, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 9-6)
Sept. 2, 2020: Full Committee Work Session: 09/02/2020 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using this link: : https://www.zoom.us/j/98387930737 - Executive Session to Follow
March 12, 2020: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 218
March 11, 2020: Removed from Consent (Rep. Sylvia) 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 1
: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 19-1; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 10 P. 8
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:30 am LOB 302
Feb. 24, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/24/2020 09:00 am LOB 302
Jan. 29, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/29/2020 02:00 pm LOB 302
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 31