Bill > HF3039

This bill amends Minnesota's consumer protection laws regarding fee advertisements by creating a specific exemption for food and beverage service establishments. The bill modifies existing statutes to exclude restaurants, hotels, bars, food concessions, grocery stores, and catering services from the mandatory fee advertisement requirements. Under the previous law, businesses were required to disclose all mandatory fees in their pricing, but now these food and beverage-related establishments are explicitly exempt from this rule. For these businesses, if a mandatory fee or charge is included, they only need to clearly display the fee with an explanation of its purpose on menus, advertisements, or other displays, as long as the display meets FDA type-size requirements. This change means that restaurants, hotels, and similar food service businesses will have more flexibility in how they present pricing information to consumers, potentially simplifying their marketing and pricing strategies. The bill also maintains other existing provisions about fee disclosures for various types of businesses and services, such as delivery platforms, auction sales, and service providers with variable pricing.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3039&ssn=0&y=2025