Bill Dodd
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 3
Author
The Consumers Legal Remedies Act makes unlawful certain unfair methods of competition and certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by a person in a transaction intended to result or that results in the sale or lease of goods or services to a consumer, including advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised. Existing law authorizes a consumer who suffers damage as a result of the use or employment by a person of a method, act, or practice declared to be unlawful by that provision to bring an action against that person to recover or obtain certain relief, including actual damages of at least $1,000. Existing law, beginning on July 1, 2024, with certain exceptions, additionally makes unlawful advertising, displaying, or offering a price for a good or service that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction, as specified. This bill would specify that the above provision does not apply to a mandatory fee or charge for individual food or beverage items sold directly to a customer by a restaurant, bar, food concession, grocery store, or grocery delivery service, or by means of a menu or contract for banquet or catering services that fully discloses the terms of service, subject to certain exclusions and conditions. These conditions would include that a mandatory fee or charge be clearly and conspicuously displayed with an explanation of its purpose on an advertisement, menu, or other display and, as of July 1, 2025, meet certain text requirements, as prescribed. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 43, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4820.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
Set for hearing June 25.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4718.)
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4677.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5983.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
June 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3874.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
Set for hearing May 6.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 3724.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 23.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 12.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1524 | HTML |
| 03/12/24 - Introduced | |
| 06/05/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/20/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/27/24 - Enrolled | |
| 06/29/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/24- Senate Governmental Organization | |
| 05/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/17/24- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 06/17/24- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/24/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/24/24- Senate Judiciary | PDF PDF |
| 06/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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