File Code: Commercial Law - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1015
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Forehand
- Entitled:
-
Commercial Law - Maryland Digital Signature Act
Requiring the Secretary of State to be a certification authority and
authorizing the Secretary to issue, suspend, or revoke certificates of
authority to other entities for purposes of facilitating commerce by
means of reliable electronic messages and minimizing the incidence of
forged digital signatures and fraud in electronic commerce; requiring
the Secretary to adopt regulations to implement the Act; requiring a
certification authority to meet specified requirements to obtain a
license and to be audited; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/14
- Re-referred Finance
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AUDITORS AND AUDITS
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS
- ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
- FORGERY
- FRAUD
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
- RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SECRETARY OF STATE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
20-101 ,
20-102 ,
20-201 ,
20-202 ,
20-203 ,
20-204 ,
20-205 ,
20-301 ,
20-302 ,
20-303 ,
20-304 ,
20-305 ,
20-306 ,
20-307 ,
20-308 ,
20-309 ,
20-310 ,
20-401 ,
20-402 ,
20-403 ,
20-404 ,
20-405 ,
20-406 ,
20-501 ,
20-502 ,
20-503 ,
20-601 ,
20-602
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
