File Code: Higher Education
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1067
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier,
Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
- Entitled:
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College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Requiring each institution of postsecondary education in the State,
with an exception, to develop and implement campaigns, processes,
practices, and procedures regarding content revisions, availability,
and cost of textbooks and supplemental course materials; requiring
specified institutions of postsecondary education to report to the
Maryland Higher Education Commission regarding analyses of textbook
prices, efforts to lower textbook cost for students, and other
information by November 1, 2009; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator King) Adopted
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Appropriations
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Sponsored by:
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Advertising
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Traders; etc
- Community Colleges
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Disclosure
- Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Electronic Government
- Higher Education Commission
- Leases and Rent
- Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
- Public Information
- Reports
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
- State Universities and Colleges
- Students
- Teachers
- Textbooks
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Education
- (
15-111
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 303629/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
1:06 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 523620/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
1:00 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 864132/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
1:00 p.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 514069/01 Offered on: April 7, 2008 at:
3:36 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 21, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
- April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
