2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 18

File Code: Commercial Law - Generally Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 3
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Barve, Hurson, Busch, Dewberry, Guns, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Bobo, Brown, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, and Weir
Entitled:
Commercial Law - The Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

Synopsis:

Adopting the Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; limiting the application of the Act to transactions where the parties have agreed to conduct transactions electronically; providing that an agreement to conduct a transaction electronically may not be contained in a standard form contract under specified circumstances; providing that an agreement to conduct a transaction electronically may not be inferred solely from specified facts; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Economic Matters
1/24
Hearing 2/3 at 2:30 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, and Walkup
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
4/7
Passed Enrolled
5/19
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Teitelbaum, Roesser, and Della
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMPUTERS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
EVIDENCE
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
SIGNATURES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
UNIFORM LAWS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Commercial Law
( 21-101 , 21-102 , 21-103 , 21-104 , 21-105 , 21-106 , 21-107 , 21-108 , 21-109 , 21-110 , 21-111 , 21-112 , 21-113 , 21-114 , 21-115 , 21-116 , 21-117 , 21-118 , 21-119 , 21-120 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 623196/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 29, 2000   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
SENATE
Number: 063827/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 2:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 247175/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2000   at: 12:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 003527/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 2:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 063827/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (133-3)
Senate
March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2000: Third Reading Passed (43-0)