SB 19-237 — Consumer Protection Act Damages

First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSEDENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.

19-0815.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 19-237 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Rodriguez, Court, Fenberg, Ginal, Gonzales, Lee, Story, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Roberts,(None), Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING AMENDING THE "C OLORADO C ONSUMER P ROTECTION A CTCT" " TO CLARIFY THE DAMAGES FOR WHICH PLAINTIFFS ARE ELIGIBLE .

Bill Summary e (Note:

This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill m 9 T n 0 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that A U , applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E i y S a a http://leg.colorado.gov.) R M r The bill amends the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" (act) to 3 clarify that a plaintiff in an individual action may be awarded damages equal to the sum of $500 per violation.

d The bill also amends the act to clarify that, under the act, a class en 9m 1 action may be brought and damages may awarded to the class.

E a 0 T Un ,2 NA g 30 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

SE d ri Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statuteA Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.

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d A 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: