HOUSE BILL 14

CHAPTER NUMBER: 440 File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:

Delegates Brown, Rosenberg, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Hammen, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Electronic Transactions Protection Act

Synopsis:

Establishing an Electronic Transaction Education, Advocacy, and Mediation Unit in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing that the purpose of the Unit is to protect the privacy of individuals' personal information and to protect the public from unlawful conduct or practices in electronic transactions; specifying the duties of the Unit; and authorizing the Unit to adopt regulations at the direction of the Attorney General.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

11/15

Pre-filed

1/10

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/18

Third Reading Passed (138-1)

4/3

Returned Passed

5/15

Signed by the Governor Chapter 440

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Finance

3/23

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

3/28

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Favorable Report by Finance

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

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 Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

ATTORNEY GENERAL

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISCLOSURE

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

NOTICES

PRIVACY

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUNSET

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 6-201 , 6-202 , 6-203 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 583296/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2001   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 18, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-1)

Senate

April 4, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)