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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SAFETY.

Became law as Public Act 25-44, signed June 10, 2025, 153 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require fee disclosures for consumer goods and services, (2) impose various requirements concerning connected devices, (3) impose various requirements concerning repairs of electronic or appliance products, (4) require each municipality to establish and maintain a ".gov" Internet top-level domain, (5) provide that no supplier shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any eligible food unless such supplier (A) reduces the price charged for such eligible food by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such supplier has made such downsizing or reduction, (6) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnormal economic disruptions, (7) prohibit persons from charging unconscionably excessive prices following precipitating events, and (8) modify the procedures applicable to persons who fail to adhere to provisions concerning precipitating events.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

24 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, MD Rahman, Derek Slap, Gary A. Winfield

In the House of Representatives

    14 co-sponsors

    Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Rebecca Martinez, Roland J. Lemar, Nick Gauthier, Larry B. Butler, Kara Rochelle, Hubert D. Delany, Kenneth Gucker, Gary A. Turco Jr., Tammy Nuccio, Matt Blumenthal, Travis Simms, Tom Delnicki, Bob Godfrey

    Its course

    January 8 to June 10, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action38 actions on 23 days

    In the SenateJan 8 to May 15127 days

    General Law CommitteeJan 8 to Mar 2172 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 23 to Apr 252 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 1 to May 54 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 15 to May 2914 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 29 to Jun 57 days

    With the GovernorJun 5 to Jun 105 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 15 · Adopted May 29

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 15

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 29

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

      Withdrawn May 29

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 8 – May 15

    1. Jan 8Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Mar 5Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
    3. Mar 6Sent to General Law Committee
    4. Mar 7Heard in General Law Committee
    5. Mar 21General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 23Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Apr 25Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. May 1Sent to Appropriations Committee
    9. May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it
    10. May 15The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    11. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    12. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 16 – May 29

    1. May 16Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 29The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment A
    4. House of Representatives Amendment B was withdrawn
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 3 – Jun 10

    1. Jun 3Numbered Public Act 25-44
    2. Jun 5Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 9Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 10Signed by the Governor
    All 38 actions, as published
    1. Jan 8REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 22Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 5DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 21Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Apr 8SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 23REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. Apr 25Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. Apr 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. Apr 28RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. Apr 28NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. Apr 28FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 1REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    20. May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    21. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    22. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    23. May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    24. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    25. May 15SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    26. May 15SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. May 15SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    29. May 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    30. May 29HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    31. May 29HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    32. May 29AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    33. May 29HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    34. May 29IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    35. Jun 3PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    36. Jun 5TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    37. Jun 9TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    38. Jun 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor