1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 873

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Sponsored By:
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:
Telemarketing Registration and Fraud Prevention Act

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

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 )

Documents:

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

Amendments: None offered