File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Benson, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane,
Clagett, Conroy, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Finifter, Frush,
Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hutchins, Kagan, Hubers,
Cryor, Bobo, Hecht, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague,
Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Phillips, Pitkin,
Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Slade, Snodgrass, Sophocleus,
Swain, Turner, Valderrama, A. Jones, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Telemarketing Registration and Fraud Prevention Act
Requiring an owner of a telemarketing business to register with the
Division of Consumer Protection before engaging in telemarketing;
requiring a surety bond to accompany an application to engage in
telemarketing; requiring an owner of a telemarketing business to
retain records; requiring a merchant to provide consumers with
information during a telephone solicitation; etc.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Richard D'Amato, District 30
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Nancy Hubers, District 6
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate John F. Slade, III, District 29B
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- DISCLOSURE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
- REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOLICITATION
- TELEPHONES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-2202.1 ,
14-2203 ,
14-2204.1 ,
14-2901 ,
14-2902 ,
14-2903 ,
14-2904 ,
14-2905 ,
14-2906 ,
14-2907
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered