Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Commerce Committee on February 14, 2008. The 2008–2009 session has ended.
2008–2009 Session
Assembly Bill 1494
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 8
Peter J. Biondi, Paul D. Moriarty, Neil M. Cohen, Vincent Prieto, John S. Wisniewski
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 8
20 co-sponsors
Jack Conners, Thomas P. Giblin, Jerry Green, Joseph Vas, Sheila Y. Oliver, Joan M. Quigley, David W. Wolfe, Gordon M. Johnson, John E. Rooney, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Pamela R. Lampitt, Linda R. Greenstein, Douglas H. Fisher, Reed Gusciora, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Herb Conaway Jr., Elease Evans, Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Ralph R. Caputo, Mila M. Jasey
Its course
January 8 to February 14, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the General AssemblyJan 8 to Feb 730 days
Consumer AffairsJan 8 to Jan 2416 days
In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 14 · stopped7 days
CommerceFeb 14 to Feb 14 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading62–12
Passed · Feb 7 · 2 present
Who voted how
Yea Albert Coutinho, Alex DeCroce, Amy H. Handlin, Anthony Chiappone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brian E. Rumpf, Caridad Rodriguez, Charlotte Vandervalk, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Connie Wagner, Daniel M. Van Pelt, David W. Wolfe, Dawn Marie Addiego, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Denise M. Coyle, Douglas H. Fisher, Elease Evans, Eric Munoz, Frederick Scalera, Gordon M. Johnson, Herb Conaway Jr., Jack Conners, James W. Holzapfel, Jerry Green, Joan M. Quigley, Joan M. Voss, John E. Rooney, John F. Amodeo, John J. Burzichelli, John S. Wisniewski, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph R. Malone III, L. Grace Spencer, L. Harvey Smith, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Matthew W. Milam, Mila M. Jasey, Neil M. Cohen, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Pamela R. Lampitt, Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Peter J. Biondi, Ralph R. Caputo, Reed Gusciora, Ronald S. Dancer, Ruben J. Ramos Jr., Sandra Love, Scott T. Rumana, Sheila Y. Oliver, Thomas P. Giblin, Upendra J. Chivukula, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Vincent J. Polistina, Vincent Prieto, Wayne P. DeAngelo
Nay Alison Littell McHose, Caroline Casagrande, David C. Russo, David P. Rible, Gary R. Chiusano, Jay Webber, Marcia A. Karrow, Mary Pat Angelini, Michael J. Doherty, Michael Patrick Carroll, Richard A. Merkt, Scott Rudder
Not voting Gary S. Schaer, John F. McKeon, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Samuel D. Thompson
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 24
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jan 8 – Feb 7
- Jan 8Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Consumer Affairs
- Jan 24Consumer Affairs recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Feb 7Passed the General Assembly, 62 to 12
In the Senate Feb 14
- Feb 14Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Commerce