File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Mandel, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Dobson,
Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Heller, Hubers, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp,
Menes, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Sher, Shriver, Turner,
Dypski, and Marriott
- Entitled:
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Consumer Protection - Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Consumer
Contracts
Requiring a mandatory binding arbitration clause contained in or
accompanying consumer contracts to contain specified disclosures to
the consumer; requiring the mandatory arbitration clause to be in a
specified form; providing that both the merchant and the consumer sign
the mandatory arbitration clause before the mandatory arbitration
clause is valid; requiring the merchant to explain specified
disclosures to the consumer; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/16
- Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARBITRATION -see also- MEDIATION
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-104 ,
13-301 ,
14-2901 ,
14-2902 ,
14-2903 ,
14-2904 ,
14-2905
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
