BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 5301: Gender/excessive charges

Prohibiting excessive charges for services because of the customer's gender.

Summary

  • An individual who directly or indirectly performs a retail personal service, such as hairdressing, barbering, manicuring, dry cleaning or tailoring is required to post a sign visible to all customers that includes the following information: list of services offered; price of services offered; description of conditions or variation in services that alters the price charged for a service; and hourly rate of labor, if…

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5301), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)
Introduced
January 22, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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SB 5301 in other sessions

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