BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 3197: Paper billing fees

Prohibiting paper billing fees.

Summary

  • Requires business entities that use paper bills to charge customers for services to provide a customer with one paper copy of the customer's regular bill each billing cycle at no additional cost to the customer.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
January 25, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 25, 2006

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting paper billing fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 3197 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

  • HB 3197 (2009–10) Budget stabilization account · Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session
  • HB 3197 (2007–08) Residential habilitation ctr · Did not pass · died in committee
  • HB 3197 (2003–04) Medical malpractice · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

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