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Unfair business practices: contests and sweepstakes.

It became law on Sep 26, 2014.

CA AB 1439 · Assembly Bill · 2013–2014

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Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
37
Latest action
Sep 26, 2014

What it does

Existing law generally regulates false advertising and specifically prohibits certain unfair acts or practices undertaken by, or omissions of, a person in the operation of a contest, including misrepresenting the odds of winning a prize or failing to award and distribute all prizes. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 26, 2014

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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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