Connecticut 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 5923 — AN ACT CONCERNING FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING IN THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.

Last action — REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment changes the approach to addressing misleading advertising in the sale of alcoholic liquor. It establishes that advertising prices contrary to the permitted amounts under section 30-68m constitutes an unfair or deceptive act, subjecting the violator to a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars per day. This shift focuses specifically on the advertising practices of alcoholic liquor retailers regarding minimum bottle pricing, aiming to clarify the violation and its penalties.

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751   *00751* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW   Introduced by:
4826   *04826HB05923GL_* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW   Introduced by:
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  (GL)   AN ACT CONCERNING FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING IN THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
BARAM, 15th Dist.
  AN ACT CONCERNING FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING IN THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
That the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who engages in false or misleading advertising in the sale of alcoholic liquor, including the sale of alcoholic liquor in violation of minimum bottle price provisions, shall have committed a per se violation of section 42-110b of the general statutes and shall be subject to all applicable fines, penalties and provisions of chapter 735a of the general statutes, as well as an additional mandatory twenty-five-thousand-dollar fine for each day of publication of such false or misleading advertising.
Section 1.
Statement of Purpose:
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) Any person who advertises the price of alcoholic liquor as being other than that permitted under section 30-68m of the general statutes shall have engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce in violation of section 42-110b of the general statutes and shall be fined twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day of such violation.
To prevent the publication of advertising by alcoholic liquor retailers that suggests that discounts are being given for alcoholic liquor regulated by minimum bottle pricing.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section Statement of Purpose:
To prevent advertising by alcoholic liquor retailers that suggests that discounts are being given for alcoholic liquor regulated by minimum bottle pricing.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
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BARAM, 15th Dist.
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Action History

  1. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

  2. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  3. PUBLIC HEARING 0207

  4. PUBLIC HEARING 0131

  5. Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  6. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

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  • General Law Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

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Who sponsors HB 5923?
HB 5923 is sponsored by General Law Committee.
What is the current status of HB 5923?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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