Legislation on Policy Theme 5 for EM

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POLICY THEME 5: Require publishers to disclose info on textbooks’ wholesale prices and revision histories

LEGEND

SB: Senate Bill HB: House Bill
SR: Senate Resolution HR: House Resolution
AB: Assembly Bill AR: Assembly Resolution
SF: Senate File HF: House File
HCR: Concurrent Resolution LB: Legislative Bill


Proposed and Passed State Legislation (2004-2007)

compiled from ACSFA 2007

  1. AB 2477 (CA), signed into law 9/16/04, current editions should be updated with supplements instead
  2. AB 1548 (CA), introduced 2/23/07, prohibits institutions from considering any textbooks from publishers that do not openly disclose prices, changes in revised editions, and compensation to faculty authors
  3. SB 832 (CA), introduced 2/23/07, same as AB 1548 (CA)
  4. HB 5527 (CT), signed into law 6/2/06, publishers must provide textbook prices and revision info to professors
  5. HB 4967 (IL), introduced 1/19/06, publishers must provide educational materials prices to faculty
  6. SB 326 (IL), introduced 2/7/07, similar to HB 4967 but excludes institutions with rental programs
  7. SB 1464 (IL), introduced 2/21/07, require board of Higher Ed and Illinois Community College Board to police affiliated bookstores on this issue
  8. HB 1262 (MA), introduced 1/26/05
  9. HB 1200 (MA), introduced 1/10/07
  10. SF 1314 (MN), introduced 2/26/07 & HF 1508 (MN), introduced 3/1/07, prohibits institutions from doing business with non-disclosing publishers
  11. SF 1989 (MN), introduced 3/19/07
  12. SB 2864 (MS), died 1/30/07, require publishers to give info to faculty
  13. AR 271 (NJ), introduced 5/5/05, urge publishers to offer cost difference with unbundled versions, and supplement old editions rather than sell revised editions
  14. AB 11759 (NY), introduced 6/8/06 & SB 6804 (NY), passed 6/15/06
  15. SB 3063 (NY), introduced 2/21/07, publishers must disclose wholesale prices
  16. SB 151 (OH), introduced 4/24/07
  17. SB 365 (OR), introduced 1/15/07
  18. HB 1842 (PA), introduced 7/1/05, publishers must inform retailers and faculty of price differences between bundled/unbundled, differences in editions, and length of time edition will circulate
  19. HB 3087 (WA), signed into law 3/15/06, a.k.a. SB 6699 (WA), publishers must inform faculty and staff
  20. HB 2300 (WA), signed into law 4/21/07 & SB 6077 (WA), introduced 2/19/07, requires publishers to disclose prices of all versions and supplemental items to faculty


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