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2005 SESSION

Trade and Commerce
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• HB 1498 ABC stores; retail franchising.
• HB 1571 Entrepreneurial Encouragement Program; created for start-up businesses.
• HB 1735 Small businesses; regulations.
• HB 1802 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; consolidated within Department of Business Assistance.
• HB 1809 Fetal body parts; sale of prohibited, civil penalty.
• HB 1818 Income tax, state and business; credit for bicyclists and their employers.
• HB 1829 Business Trust Act; names of business entities. emergency.
• HB 1835 Horse racing; local referenda for racetracks and satellite facilities.
• HB 1876 Retail Sales and Use Tax; eliminates collection and remittance by vendors.
• HB 1948 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• HB 1952 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• HB 1958 Minority Business Enterprise, department of; powers and duties.
• HB 1964 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• HB 2001 Enterprise zones; extends sunset provision.
• HB 2014 Workers' compensation; self-insurance for grocery stores, evaluation of property value.
• HB 2033 Semiconductor manufacturing performance grants; updates to make qual. manufacturer eligible.
• HB 2115 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• HB 2130 Law-enforcement officers; certain allowed to purchase service handgun
• HB 2181 Consumer Protection Act; supplier must post sign that limits number of returns, etc. of goods.
• HB 2207 Enterprise zones; repeals sunset provision.
• HB 2218 Gift certificate disclosures; definition, penalty.
• HB 2276 Retail petroleum products sales facility; required by ordinance to remove and restore site.
• HB 2279 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• HB 2286 Extended service contract; increases fee for registering or renewing registration.
• HB 2307 Logo sign program; Dept. of Transportation, et al, to determine which businesses qualify.
• HB 2340 Business license tax, local; exemption.
• HB 2350 Abortion clinics; subject to provisions of Consumer Protection Act, prohibited acts and practices.
• HB 2351 Small, women- and minority-owned businesses (SWAM); definition and regulations.
• HB 2352 Abortion services; prohibited if physician does not have admitting privileges at nearby hospital.
• HB 2372 Business license tax, local; population basis and fee increase.
• HB 2445 Extended Service Contract Act.
• HB 2467 Online Dating Safety Act; created.
• HB 2470 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; to include locally elected constitutional officers.
• HB 2474 Consumer Protection Act; restricting use of social security numbers.
• HB 2482 Personal Information Privacy Act; restricting use of social security numbers.
• HB 2570 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• HB 2593 Horse racing; local referenda for racetracks and satellite facilities.
• HB 2614 State-owned buildings; Sec. of Commerce and Trade to establish economic incentives.
• HB 2679 Business license tax, local; appeals to court.
• HB 2721 Personal Info. Privacy Act; notification when database breach contain. pers. info. has occurred.
• HB 2733 Relating to Small Business Commission; membership and duties.
• HB 2845 Small businesses; encourages participation in state procurement transactions.
• HB 2858 Economic Development Partnership Authority; required provisions in agreements with businesses.
• HJ 696 Health insurance; Sec. of Admin. to prepare design for purchasing pool for businesses, report.
• HJ 763 A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (VPMEP); study ways to strengthen affiliation.
• SB 707 Influenza vaccine; prohibits price gouging; penalties.
• SB 733 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• SB 735 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• SB 813 Logo sign program; fee shall be collected by Transp. Comm. from entity for purpose of participating.
• SB 848 Enterprise zones; extends designations and authority.
• SB 912 Consumer Protection Act; fees and costs upon settlement.
• SB 970 Consumer Affairs, Department of; created.
• SB 975 Pay-per-call services; prohibit provider from accepting call from number not accepted by individual.
• SB 983 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• SB 1046 Business license tax, local; requires localities to impose flat license fees.
• SB 1106 Health insurance carriers; ethics and fairness in business practices. 
• SB 1112 Unemployment compensation; benefits charges resulting from a temporary closure forced by disaster.
• SB 1122 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• SB 1182 Enterprise zones; extends sunset provision.
• SB 1199 Retail petroleum products sales facility; required by ordinance to remove and restore site.
• SB 1218 Small businesses; regulations.
• SB 1241 Gift certificates; minimum term and disclosures.
• SB 1270 Racing Commission; includes definition of participant, clarifies authority of steward, report.
• SB 1273 Personal property tax; separate classification for boats used in businesses.
• SB 1279 Personal property tax; separate classification of certain machinery and tools used in businesses.
• SJ 360 Manufacturing; JLARC to study comparative burden of regulatory compliance on sector.
• SJ 361 Manufacturing; joint subcomm. studying needs and future thereof, continued.
• SJ 397 Women- and minority-owned businesses; JLARC to study impact of privatization efforts theron.
• SJ 400 Study; voluntary, public-private health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses; report.