CHAPTER NUMBER: 472
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Astle
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act
Requiring service contracts for consumer products to be in writing;
requiring service contracts to contain specified information and
terms; authorizing the cancellation of a service contract by a
specified person under specified circumstances; providing that
specified service contracts are void under specified circumstances;
requiring a provider of a service contract to pay to or credit the
account of a specified person who has canceled a service contract a
specified amount under specified circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Finance
- 2/27
- Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 472
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- WARRANTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-401 ,
14-402 ,
14-403 ,
14-404 ,
14-405 ,
14-406 ,
14-407 ,
14-408 ,
14-409 ,
14-409
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 827477/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2002 at:
1:50 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
