Bill Text: FL S0494 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Intimate Apparel

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-05-01 - Died in Commerce and Tourism [S0494 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-S0494-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2015                                     SB 494
       
       
        
       By Senator Thompson
       
       
       
       
       
       12-00482-15                                            2015494__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to intimate apparel; creating s.
    3         501.935, F.S.; prohibiting retail stores from allowing
    4         a customer to try on intimate apparel in the store
    5         unless it is tried on over clothing or with a
    6         disposable shield; prohibiting a retail store from
    7         selling intimate apparel that has been tried on in
    8         violation of the prohibition; defining the term
    9         “intimate apparel” to include lower undergarments and
   10         swimsuit bottoms; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Section 501.935, Florida Statutes, is created to
   15  read:
   16         501.935 Intimate apparel.—A retail store may not allow a
   17  customer to try on intimate apparel in the store unless the item
   18  is tried on over clothing or a disposable shield is used. If a
   19  customer tries on an item of intimate apparel in violation of
   20  this section, the item is considered defective, and the retail
   21  store may not sell the item. As used in this section, the term
   22  “intimate apparel” includes lower undergarments, including
   23  lingerie, and swimsuit bottoms.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.

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