2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 128

CHAPTER NUMBER: 417
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 75
Sponsored By:
Delegates Jameson, Anderson, Arora, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, James, Kach, Kaiser, K. Kelly, Krebs, Luedtke, McConkey, Minnick, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Wood
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Scope

Synopsis:

Expanding the scope of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act by altering the definition of "consumer" to include an individual who sells or offers for sale to a merchant consumer goods or consumer realty, and altering the definition of "merchant" to include a person who directly or indirectly purchases or offers to purchase any consumer goods or consumer realty and whose business includes paying off consumer debt in connection with the purchase of consumer goods or consumer realty; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/24
First Reading Economic Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (119-21)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Finance
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (34-12)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 417

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Sam Arora, District 19
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Debt Management
Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 13-101 , 13-101 , 13-101 , 13-303 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 823694/02     Offered on: March 16, 2011   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Economic Matters
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2011: Third Reading Passed (119-21)
Senate
April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (34-12)