1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 340

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kelly, W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, E. Burns, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Frush, Fulton, Heller, Holt, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jacobs, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, Montague, T. Murphy, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Proctor, Stocksdale, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Watson
Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Credit Card Issuers - Sale of Information About Applicants and Cardholders

Synopsis:

Prohibiting credit card issuers from selling the name, address, or Social Security number of, or any other identifying information about, an applicant for a credit card or a cardholder without the written consent of the applicant or cardholder.

Legislative History

House Action
1/22
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2/11
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Kenneth C. Holt, District 6
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
Delegate Clay C. Opara, District 41
Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
CREDIT
PRIVACY
Bill affects the following Statute:
Commercial Law
( 13-319 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)