Legislation that would beef up a host of consumer protection laws will head back to both bodies for their consideration and possible passage now that a conference committee worked out the differences on their respective commerce policy bills Wednesday.
The committee agreed on a package containing provisions ranging from enhancing protections against coerced debt, to establishing “net neutrality” rules, to restricting the sale of “duster” aerosol cans.
The conference committee report on HF4077/SF4097* now goes back to each body, where — if it’s passed as expected — it would go to the governor.
With co-chair Sen. Matt Klein (DFL-Mendota Heights) acting as emcee, co-chair Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) offered up motion after motion, guided by a side-by-side tracking sheet, to merge portions of HF4077, passed by the House April 15, and SF4097 passed by the Senate April 4.