HB 1221 Indiana House · 2021 Regular Session

Wholesale pricing of nonalcoholic beverages.

Summary
With certain exceptions, prohibits a supplier of nonalcoholic packaged beverages (supplier) from discriminating among retailers as to sales price, discounts, allowances, or service charges. Provides that the supplier's discrimination is an unconscionable act under the deceptive consumer sales law. Provides that the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general may request a court to: (1) enjoin the unconscionable act on behalf of identified retailers; (2) award the state a civil penalty equal to twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers; and (3) award an identified retailer twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers plus the retailer's attorney's fees.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021 Last action Feb 16, 2021
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Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Austin) motion withdrawn
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 129: yeas 26, nays 66
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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