CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a retail establishment to not accept the return of a product by a consumer or only offer store credit to the consumer in exchange for the return of a product if the consumer purchased the product at that retail establishment and the product is unopened and unused.

Every action

37 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 14, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
2. May 20, 2026SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-002-000
3. May 20, 2026HousePassed Both Houses
4. May 21, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
5. Jun 18, 2026HouseSent to the Governor
6. Jul 24, 2026HouseGovernor Approved
7. Jul 24, 2026HouseEffective Date July 1, 2027
8. Jul 24, 2026HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

• Marcus C. Evans, Jr.D Primary sponsor · District 33
• Rachel VenturaD Floor sponsor · District 43