HOUSE BILL 20

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:

Delegate Owings (By Request)

Entitled:

Commercial Law - Telephone and Mail Solicitation Privacy Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a telephone solicitation to a telephone number that appears on the Telephone Solicitation Privacy List; prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a mail solicitation to a residential addressee whose name and address appear on the Mail Solicitation Privacy List; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to maintain the Telephone Solicitation Privacy List and the Mail Solicitation Privacy List; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

07/21

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Economic Matters

1/20

Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

2/11

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

PENALTIES

POSTAL SERVICE

PRIVACY

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLICITATION

TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 14-2901 , 14-2902 , 14-2903 , 14-2904 , 14-2905 , 14-2906 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered