92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB1970
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House Sponsors:
MOORE-ACEVEDO-MENDOZA-O'CONNOR, DELGADO, MULLIGAN AND BRADLEY.

Senate Sponsors:
PETERSON-GEO-KARIS-MUNOZ

Short description: 
CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERPRETR-FORM                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  Practices  Act.      
   Replaces the provisions concerning retail transactions or negotiations      
   in  a language other than English.  Provides that if a person conducts      
   a retail transaction or negotiations related to a  retail  transaction      
   resulting  in  a  written contract with a consumer in a language other      
   than English, then the retailer must have the  consumer  sign  a  form      
   that  states  whether  the consumer used an interpreter other than the      
   retailer or an employee of the retailer in conducting the  transaction      
   or  negotiations.    Allows the continued use of substantially similar      
   forms that were in use before January 1, 2002.  Retains the  provision      
   of  current  law  that  these  provisions  do not apply to credit card      
   transactions. (Current law requires a person conducting a retail            
   transaction or negotiations in a language other than English to give        
   the consumer an unexecuted copy of a contract or written agreement in       
   that other language before entering into the contract or agreement.)        
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Makes the amendatory provisions applicable to retail transactions      
   or negotiations conducted in a language  other  than  English  (rather      
   than  to  retail  transactions  or negotiations resulting in a written      
   contract in a language other than English).                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        In provisions concerning circumstances in which a  consumer  uses      
   an interpreter other than the retailer or an employee of the retailer,      
   adds  a  form  for  the interpreter to state his or her name and other      
   information. Eliminates a requirement that  an  interpreter  sign  the      
   form  signed  by  the  consumer.   Requires  that  the  forms  used in      
   connection with a retail transaction  or  negotiations  in  which  the      
   retailer or an employee acts as interpreter be in the English language      
   if a language that cannot be written is used in the retail transaction      
   or negotiations.  Makes other changes.                                      
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0478

   Last action date: AUG-23-2001

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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