Bill Text: CA AB1900 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Consumer refunds: nondisclosure agreements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2024. [AB1900 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1900-Chaptered.html

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Assembly Bill No. 1900

CHAPTER 89

An act to add Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 1748.50) to Title 1.3.5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to consumer refunds.

[ Approved by Governor  July 15, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State  July 15, 2024. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1900, Weber. Consumer refunds: nondisclosure agreements.

Existing law generally regulates the formation and enforcement of contracts, and also regulates consumer refunds specific to certain industries and under specified circumstances.

This bill would make a provision in a contract or agreement that prohibits a consumer from publishing or making statements about the business as a condition of receiving a refund or other consideration or thing of value contrary to public policy and void and unenforceable.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 1748.50) is added to Title 1.3.5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, to read:

CHAPTER  1.5. Consumer Refund Conditioned on Nondisclosure Agreement

1748.50.

 Any provision in a contract or agreement that prohibits a consumer from publishing or making statements about the business as a condition of receiving a partial or complete refund or any other consideration or thing of value is contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.