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

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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-Enrolled.html

Enrolled  July 01, 2024
Passed  IN  Senate  June 20, 2024
Passed  IN  Assembly  June 26, 2024
Amended  IN  Senate  June 03, 2024
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 03, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1900


Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

January 23, 2024


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.


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

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.

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