S.F. No. 0112

Archaic price regulation repeal.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s) Brown and Stubson

 

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; amending price regulation provisions as specified; repealing duplicative and archaic provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/14/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/16/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/19/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S04

1/22/2009   S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Decaria, Jennings, Massie and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/22/2009   S Placed on General File

 

SF0112SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10          After "(vi)," insert "and by creating a new subsection (d),"; after "(b)," insert 40-4-109,".

Page 3-line 18          After "products" insert "of the same or similar product or service".

Page 3-After line 21    Insert and renumber:

      "(d)  As used in this chapter "this act" means W.S. 40‑4‑101 through 40‑4‑110.".

Page 4-After line 24    Insert and renumber:

"40‑4‑109.  Proof of intent; cost survey as evidence of cost.

In any injunction proceeding or in the prosecution of any person as officer, director or agent, it shall be sufficient to allege and prove the unlawful intent actions of the person, firm or corporation for whom or which he acts. Where a particular trade or industry, of which the person, firm or corporation complained against is a member, has an established cost survey for the locality and vicinity in which the offense is committed, the said cost survey shall be deemed competent evidence to be used in proving the costs of the person, firm or corporation complained against within the provisions of this act.".

Page 5-line 14          After "including" insert "but not limited to".

Page 6-line 11          Strike "40-4-106" insert "40-4-107".  COE, CHAIRMAN

 

1/22/2009   S Passed CoW

1/23/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0112S3001/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 18          Delete and insert "of a single or similar product shall not exceed thirty (30) days per year;".  PETERSON

 

1/26/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/10/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/23/2009   H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Hales, Lubnau, Miller and Stubson

Nays:  Representative(s) Craft, Diercks, Illoway and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2009   H Placed on General File

 

SF0112HS001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 8           After "(i)," delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 9           Delete the line through "(iv,)".

Page 1-line 12          After "(c)" insert "and 40-4-114(b)".

Page 2-lines 12 and 13        Delete entirely.

Page 3-line 19          After "service" delete balance of the line and insert ".".

Page 3-line 20 through 22     Delete entirely.

Page 7-After line 11    Insert:

"40-4-114.  Enjoining violations; recovery of damages.

(b)  Any injured person, firm, private corporation or trade association may maintain an action against the alleged violator of W.S. 40-4-101(a)(i) to recover three (3) times the actual damages sustained, together with costs, where there is a reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus between the injury and the violation for violation of W.S. 40-4-101(a) against the alleged violator to recover the actual damages sustained by the injured person together with reasonable attorneys fees and costs.".

Page 7-line 14          Delete "and" insert ","; after "through" insert "40-4-113, 40-4-114(c) through (g) and 40-4-115 through".  BROWN, VICE CHAIRMAN

 

SF0112HW004/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0112HS001/AE) entirely.

Delete the Zwonitzer, Dn committee of the whole amendment (SF0112HW001/AE) entirely.

Delete the Illoway committee of the whole amendment (SF0112HW002/AE) entirely.

Delete the Stubson committee of the whole amendment (SF0112HW003/AE) entirely. 

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 8           Delete "by creating".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "a new paragraph (iv),".

Page 1-line 10          Delete "and (vi)" insert "through (vii)".

Page 1-line 11          Delete "(a) and"; delete "40-4-109,".

Page 1-line 12          After "(c)" insert "and 40-4-114(b)".

Page 2-lines 12 and 13        Delete.

Page 3-line 19          Delete "provided that the" insert ";".   

Page 3-lines 20 through 22    Delete.

Page 3-after line 22    Insert:

"(vii)  Prohibit any person, firm, corporation or other entity from offering a customer loyalty program.".

Page 4-lines 7 through 17     Delete.

Page 5-lines 7 through 20     Delete.

Page 6-line 13          Delete "provided the sum" insert ".".

Page 6-lines 14 and 15        Delete.

Page 6-line 18          Delete "or items no longer".

Page 6-line 19          Delete "in fashion".

Page 7-after line 11    Insert:

"40-4-114.  Enjoining violations; recovery of damages.

(b)  Any injured person, firm, private corporation or trade association may maintain an action against the alleged violator of W.S. 40-4-101(a)(i) to recover three (3) times the actual damages sustained, together with costs, where there is a reasonably foreseeable physical and economic causal nexus between the injury and the violation for violation of W.S. 40-4-101(a) against the alleged violator to recover the actual damages sustained by the injured person together with reasonable attorneys fees and costs.".

Page 7-line 14          Delete "and" insert ","; after "through" insert "40-4-113, 40-4-114(c) through (g) and 40-4-115 through".  LUBNAU

 

2/27/2009   H Passed CoW

 

SF0112H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 2           Delete "40-4-110" insert "40-4-105, 40-4-107, 40-4-109, 40-4-110 and 40-4-114".  STUBSON, ILLOWAY

 

SF0112H2002/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-After line 22    In the Lubnau committee of the whole amendment (SF0112HW004/AE) to this line after "program." insert "For purposes of this paragraph, "customer loyalty program" means a program offered by a retailer where in exchange for the purchase by a customer of a defined amount of merchandise the customer is entitled to a discount on a particular product, provided the total revenues of each retail outlet for the merchandise and discounted product taken together shall exceed their costs as defined in W.S. 40-4-107.".  LUBNAU

 

3/2/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0112H3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 7-after line 11    In the Lubnau committee of the whole amendment (SF0112HW004/AE) to this line, delete "40-4-101(a)" and insert "this act".  LUBNAU

 

3/3/2009    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brown, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Roscoe, Semlek, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Harshman, McOmie, Peasley, Philp, Quarberg, Shepperson, Teeters and Thompson

Ayes 45    Nays 15    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2009    S Received for Concurrence

3/4/2009    S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Coe, Dockstader, Geis, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Larson, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Cooper, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hunnicutt, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 12    Nays 17    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2009    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Scott, Esquibel, F., Townsend

3/4/2009    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Stubson, Gilmore, Lubnau

3/5/2009    S Adopted SF0112JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Case, Meier and Nicholas

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2009    S Adopts SF0112JC01 and Recedes from Nonconcurrence

 

SF0112JC01/A      ADOPTED

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2-4, the Senate recedes from its nonconcurrence and adopts the following House amendments:

SF0112H2001/AE

SF0112H3001/AE

SF0112HW004/AE

SCOTT, ESQUIBEL, F., TOWNSEND, STUBSON, GILMORE, LUBNAU

 

3/5/2009    Assigned Number SEA No. 0088

3/5/2009    S President Signed SEA No. 0088

3/5/2009    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0088

3/11/2009   Governor Signed SEA No. 0088

3/11/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0172  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.