File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Collins, Harris, Jimeno, Kelley,
Mitchell, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Internet Privacy Act
Prohibiting a merchant who engages in electronic commerce from
collecting through the Internet, using, or disclosing personal
information about a consumer for advertising, marketing, or research
purposes unless the merchant makes specified disclosures and offers a
conspicuous and explicit method for the consumer to prohibit the
merchant from collecting, using, or disclosing personal information
about that consumer; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/24
- First Reading Finance
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/6
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/5
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVERTISING
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCLOSURE
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- PRIVACY
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-2901 ,
14-2902 ,
14-2903 ,
14-2904
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered