AN ACT CONCERNING GIFT CARD FEES.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 560*
*January Session, 2007*		LCO No. 1492

Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist. REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist. REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING GIFT CARD FEES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit retailers from charging a consumer a fee if the consumer does not cash in a gift card within a specified time period.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit retailers from charging a consumer a fee if the consumer does not cash in a gift card within a specified time period.