Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT BANNING PYRAMID SALES SCHEMES OR CHAIN DISTRIBUTION PLANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
January 15, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5601, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT BANNING PYRAMID SALES SCHEMES OR CHAIN DISTRIBUTION PLANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : The Pyramid Sales Ban Act
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A.
DATE FILED : 2003-01-15
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Angping 2. Villarama
3. Chiongbian 4. Nicolas
5. Locsin 6. De Guzman
7. Joson 8. Puentebella
9. Paras 10. Nograles
11. Gunigundo 12. Macarambon
13. Calizo 14. Garcia
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Monfort (055 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01145
SUBMITTED ON 2003-01-15
SUBMITTED BY: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 1344, 12th Congress of the Republic
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-01-20
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-01-20
DATE CALENDARED : 2003-01-28
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-02-11
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-02-11
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the original House Bill No. 1344 as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-02-18
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-03-11
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:153     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2003-03-12
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2003-03-17
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