By Andrew Larson
The state legislature’s Joint Committee on General Law has scheduled a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed bill that would impose limits on how businesses can compensate people who review their products and services.
HB 5560, “An Act Prohibiting Certain Conduct Concerning Reviews of Businesses, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services,” was introduced by the General Law Committee and sponsored by Rep. Josh Elliott, D-Hamden.
Among other things, it would prohibit businesses from providing compensation or incentives to an individual in exchange for “writing a consumer review that expresses a particular sentiment, whether positive or negative, regarding the business, consumer good or consumer service that is the subject of the consumer review.”