House File 149

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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring airlines doing business in this state to make
  2    certain refunds for medically related reasons and making
  3    penalties applicable.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2164HH 80
  6 rh/sh/8

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 714.16, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  o.  It is an unlawful practice for an air
  1  4 common carrier providing passenger service to or from this
  1  5 state to refuse to refund the cost of a ticket purchased in
  1  6 this state by a consumer for departure on such air common
  1  7 carrier from a location in this state if the consumer is
  1  8 unable to use the ticket as a result of an illness which, as
  1  9 confirmed by a licensed physician, prevents the consumer from
  1 10 traveling at the time designated on the ticket.
  1 11    For purposes of this paragraph, "air common carrier" means
  1 12 a person engaged in transporting passengers for hire in
  1 13 interstate or foreign commerce by aircraft and operating
  1 14 regularly scheduled flights under a certificate of public
  1 15 convenience issued by the United States civil aeronautics
  1 16 board.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill provides that it is an unlawful practice under
  1 19 the Iowa consumer fraud law for an air common carrier
  1 20 providing passenger service to or from this state to refuse to
  1 21 refund the cost of a ticket purchased by a consumer if the
  1 22 consumer is unable to use the ticket as a result of an illness
  1 23 which, as confirmed by a licensed physician, prevents the
  1 24 consumer from traveling at the time designated on the ticket.
  1 25    A person committing an unlawful practice is subject to a
  1 26 temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or
  1 27 permanent injunction prohibiting the person from continuing
  1 28 the practice.  The court may also impose civil penalties.
  1 29 LSB 2164HH 80
  1 30 rh/sh/8
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