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Meeting Name: Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/23/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
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T2026-0996 *   Oversight - Enforcement of the Consumer Protection Law.Oversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2026-0996 *   Oversight - Enforcement of the Consumer Protection Law.Oversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0177-2026 *Harvey D. Epstein  A student loan financial counseling program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to create and run a program to provide individualized counseling to individuals about federal and state student loan forgiveness programs and other loan repayment options.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0177-2026 *Harvey D. Epstein  A student loan financial counseling program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to create and run a program to provide individualized counseling to individuals about federal and state student loan forgiveness programs and other loan repayment options.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0410-2026 *Kevin C. Riley  Requiring certain retail stores to accept flexible benefit cards.IntroductionThis bill would require retail stores that primarily sell food for off-site consumption and retail stores that include a pharmacy to accept flexible benefits cards distributed by health insurance providers. This requirement would only apply to such retail stores that currently accept credit or debit cards. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) would be required to provide outreach and education on this requirement. For any violation that occurs within one year of this requirement becoming law, DCWP would issue a warning. After one year, DCWP may issue a civil penalty of $250 for a first violation and $500 for any subsequent violation within 18 months of a previous violation.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0410-2026 *Kevin C. Riley  Requiring certain retail stores to accept flexible benefit cards.IntroductionThis bill would require retail stores that primarily sell food for off-site consumption and retail stores that include a pharmacy to accept flexible benefits cards distributed by health insurance providers. This requirement would only apply to such retail stores that currently accept credit or debit cards. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) would be required to provide outreach and education on this requirement. For any violation that occurs within one year of this requirement becoming law, DCWP would issue a warning. After one year, DCWP may issue a civil penalty of $250 for a first violation and $500 for any subsequent violation within 18 months of a previous violation.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available