2001 Regular Session

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)