File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 440/96 - ECM
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 278  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
(Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
 Maryland Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and
Pawnbrokers Act - Amendments
 
Establishing procedures for storing or holding precious metal objects
at a location other than a business address; requiring that access to
those locations be granted to specified law enforcement units and
agents; requiring the submission of specified records, containing
specified information, to local law enforcement units; preventing a
license from being issued to a person acting on behalf of a suspended
licensee; setting holding and other time periods; requiring the
Secretary to distribute and provide specified lists to dealers; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/27
 - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
 -      Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Trotter) Adopted (46-0)
 -      Referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/12
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/14
 - Third Reading Passed (45-1)
 - 4/2
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/22
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
House Action
- 3/14
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/28
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Chairman, Econ. & Environmental Affairs Com   mitt
 - Departmental
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS
 - CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
 - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
 - DEALERS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND SALESMEN
 - LABOR,LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 - LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
 - MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
 - NOTICES
 - PAWNSHOPS
 - PENALTIES
 - PERSONAL PROPERTY
 - PRECIOUS METALS AND STONES
 - REAL PROPERTY
 - RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
 - REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
 - STORAGE
 - SUBPOENAS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Business Regulation
 - (
 12-101 ,
 12-202 ,
 12-205 ,
 12-206 ,
 12-207 ,
 12-209 ,
 12-301 ,
 12-304 ,
 12-305 ,
 12-306 ,
 12-403 ,
 12-502 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 204301/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 12, 1997     at: 10:38
 Status: Adopted         
 - House 
 - Number: 043467/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 28, 1997     at: 10:27
 Status: Adopted