l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3533

Prohibits a person that offers or sells consumer goods or services in this state from advertising, displaying or offering a price for the consumer goods or services that does not include all fees and charges that a resident must pay to complete the transaction in the consumer goods or services other than taxes or fees that a governmental body imposes on the transaction or reasonable charges actually incurred for shipping the goods or providing the services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Labor and Business Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Tells a person that offers or sells consumer goods or services in this state not to put out an ad with a price, or show or offer a price, that doesn't show the fees a buyer must pay for the goods or services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: Stops a person who puts out an ad for consumer goods or consumer services from showing or quoting a price that doesn't include all of the fees a buyer would need to pay. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.1).</i>] Prohibits a person that [<i>advertises</i>]<b> offers or sells</b> consumer goods or [<i>consumer</i>] services [<i>for sale</i>] in this state from [<i>displaying in an advertisement or quoting during a transaction</i>]<b> advertising, displaying or offering</b> a price for the consumer goods or [<i>consumer</i>] services that does not include [<i>or disclose every fee</i>]<b> all fees and charges</b> that [<i>the consumer</i>]<b> a resident</b> must pay to complete the [<i>sale of</i>] <b>transaction in</b> the consumer goods or [<i>consumer</i>] services<b> other than taxes or fees that a governmental body imposes on the transaction or reasonable charges actually incurred for shipping the goods or providing the services</b>. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Hoa Nguyen, Pam Marsh, Farrah Chaichi, David Gomberg, Ken Helm, Susan McLain, Rob Nosse, Travis Nelson, Willy Chotzen

Its course

February 11 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 1462 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day

Commerce and Consumer ProtectionFeb 12 to Apr 956 days

In the SenateApr 14 to Jun 27 · stopped74 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 14 to Apr 151 day

Labor and BusinessApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading34–22

    Passed · Apr 14 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Apr 14

  1. Feb 11Introduced
  2. Feb 12Sent to Commerce and Consumer Protection
  3. Mar 11Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  4. Apr 3Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  5. Apr 9Commerce and Consumer Protection recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 10Read a second time
  7. Apr 14Passed the House of Representatives, 34 to 22

In the Senate Apr 15 – Jun 27

  1. Apr 15Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 12Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 9Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 10Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 14Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Apr 15Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  10. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate