Introduced
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To repeal the state’s “item pricing” law, which mandates retailers place price tags on every item of merchandise, with certain exceptions. The measure was recommended by Gov. Rick Snyder in his first State of the State address.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To require that a retail customer who seeks to collect the penalty bonus from a retailer who overcharges for an item due to a scanner error must have a receipt that CLEARLY describes the item.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To extend prohibitions on certain improper merchandise marketing techniques (like "bait and switch," etc.) to real estate sales, and insert in this statute also provisions from the civil rights law banning discrimination in retail marketing.
The amendment failed 47 to 63 (details)
Amendment offered
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To prohibit a retailer from increasing the price on an item more than once a day.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To strip out a $100,000 appropriation added to the bill to pay for a public awareness campaign about the proposed item price law changes.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that has a $100,000 appropriation for a "public awareness" campaign, and revises other details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 69 to 41 (details)
To repeal the state’s “item pricing” law, which mandates retailers place price tags on every item of merchandise, with certain exceptions. The measure was recommended by Gov. Rick Snyder in his first State of the State address.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To give additional retail price marking enforcement duties to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To retain the item pricing mandate for nonpresciption drugs.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To increase the penalties for retail scanner errors.
The amendment failed 16 to 21 (details)
Amendment offered
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To not repeal the item pricing mandate, but allow stores a limited number of exemptions for items they choose.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To not appropriate $100,000 for a public information campaign about the repeal of this law.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To prohibit a retailer from increasing the price on an item more than once a day.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to prepare a report after six months on whether retail stores reduced the number of employees overall because they no longer were mandated to put price tags on every item.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To not repeal the item pricing mandate, but allow stores a limited number of exemptions for items they choose.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)
To repeal the state’s “item pricing” law, which mandates that retailers must place price tags on every item of merchandise, with certain exceptions. The measure was recommended by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Motion
To allow the repeal of the item pricing mandate to go into effect immediately. Without this "immediate effect" vote, retailers will have to keep putting price tags on ever item until March, 2012.
The motion failed 25 to 12 (details)
Motion
The motion failed 25 to 12 (details)
Amendment offered
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To make the item pricing repeal effective as of takes effect Sept. 1, 2011.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 69 to 41 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which made the repeal effective as of Sept. 1, 2011.
Motion to reconsider
The vote by which the bill was passed.
The motion passed by voice vote
Received
Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)
To repeal the state’s “item pricing” law, which mandates retailers place price tags on every item of merchandise, with certain exceptions. The measure was recommended by Gov. Rick Snyder, and will now go into effect on Sept. 1, 2011.
Motion
To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion passed 31 to 7 (details)
