CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 97

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  HB 14

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 440

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 40

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Consent to Use of Electronic Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 44

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Labeling of Food and Drink - Information on Allergenic Ingredients and Food Allergies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 45

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boutin

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Extensions of Credit to Students - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 58

  Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 66

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 636

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carlson

  Entitled

  Smoke Detectors - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 75

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 639

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Mercury and Products that Contain Mercury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 82

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Home Builders - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 83

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 42

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Real Estate Transactions - Distribution of Trust Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 85

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 186

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Office of Cemetery Oversight - Scope of Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 126

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Moe

  Entitled

  State Board of Home Inspectors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 137

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Hurson, Owings, Barve, Elliott, W. Baker, Barkley, Bozman, Boutin, Cadden, Carlson, Hecht, James, Mandel, Marriott, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, Stull, Cryor, Conroy, and Klima

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Competition - Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 151

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 179

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 53

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents and Complaint Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 180

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Standards for Cancellation and Nonrenewal - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 223

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Oaks, Phillips, Boutin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 224

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 649

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - State Police)

  Entitled

  Private Detectives, Security Guards, and Security Systems Technicians - Licensing - Fines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 283

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 652

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Love, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Insurance - Late Fees and Installment Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 360

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor

  Entitled

  Home Builders - Performance Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 362

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Insurance Administration - Adoption of Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 379

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 470

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Moe

  Entitled

  State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 454

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 662

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 460

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 228

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Brown, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Real Estate Brokers - Deposit of Trust Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 473

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Boutin, Brown, Doory, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Hixson, A. Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Redmer, Snodgrass, Wood, Stull, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 482

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Boutin, Kittleman, O'Donnell, Riley, Dypski, Getty, Heller, Eckardt, Stocksdale, Amedori, Walkup, Brinkley, Kagan, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telephone Rates - Competition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 488

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 491

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 519

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 486

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Delegates Pendergrass, Brown, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Hill, J. Kelly, La Vay, Love, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 520

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Delegates Pendergrass, Brown, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Hill, J. Kelly, La Vay, Love, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act - Implied Warranty Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 536

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood and Branch

  Entitled

  Deferred Presentment Services - Licensing - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 581

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Frush, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Stull

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitation - Caller Identification Blocking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 587

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Benson, R. Baker, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dypski, Frush, Gladden, Glassman, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Malone, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Patterson, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Snodgrass, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 677

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Love, Dypski, Turner, Cadden, Hutchins, Clagett, Moe, Flanagan, Mohorovic, Kittleman, D'Amato, Rosso, and McKee

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sales of Homes - Disclosure Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 818

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shriver

  Entitled

  Maryland Playground Safety Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 821

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Banking Institutions - Eligibility for Designation as a Depositary - Basic Banking Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 844

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Property Located in Historic District in Montgomery County - Notification to Purchasers MC 109-01

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 869

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, McIntosh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Ownership Counseling Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 875

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Bobo, Dobson, Mandel, McIntosh, Riley, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Credit Cards - Solicitations to Students - Guidelines - Maryland Higher Education Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 885

  Status as of March 15, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Mortgage Brokers - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 893

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kagan

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 926

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak and Minnick

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Waiver of Coverage - Family Exclusion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 951

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Hubers, Hurson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Petzold, Rzepkowski, Stern, Turner, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Requirements for Provider Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 957

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Cadden, Cane, and Clagett

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Structural Separation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 959

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Boutin, Conroy, Dypski, Frush, Hubers, A. Jones, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, and Rosso

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Credit Cards - Student Applicants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Egg Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 973

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Dobson, Krysiak, Marriott, and Paige

  Entitled

  Unsecured Closed End Credit Regulation - Credit Services Businesses - Study Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1054

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Cellular Telephones - Required Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1056

  Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Krysiak, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Mortgage Lending - Single Premium Financed Credit Insurance - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1186

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 308

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Retail Sale of Motor Fuel - Advertising Signs - Grades of Motor Fuel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1227

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Redmer, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Billings, Hammen, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, Boutin, Frush, Morhaim, Baldwin, Owings, Weir, Hubbard, Sher, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1274

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale Hammen, Shriver, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patients' Safety Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1307

  Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cole and McHale

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Errors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Howard

  Entitled

  Task Force on Cellular Telephone Consumer Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1363

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Parrott

  Entitled

  Door-to-Door Sale - Altered Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1374

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Insurance Policies - Cancellations, Nonrenewals, Premium Increases, and Reductions in Coverage - Corrected Notice of Proposed Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1376

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1393

  Status as of March 15, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Requirement to Cash Money Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1400

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Benson, Bohanan, Cole, Cane, DeCarlo, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Malone, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Fair Pricing for Prescription Drugs - Maximum Allowable Prices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1414

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Club Services - Criminal Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1431

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 560

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Home Builders - Miscellaneous Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1448

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Medicare Supplement Policies - Medicare Select Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 2

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  United States Food and Drug Administration - Labeling Laws and Policies Relating to Allergenic Ingredients in Food

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 26

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Disability Insurance - Liability of Insurers for Penalties and Interest on Disputed Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 45

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 49

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Liquefied Petroleum Gas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 79

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitation - Caller Identification Blocking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 186

  Status as of January 24, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Preneed Burial Contracts and Pre-Need Contracts - Cancellation Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 198

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Dorman, Haines, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Insurance - Late Fees and Installment Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 219

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Collins, Harris, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Internet Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 237

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Standards for Cancellation and Nonrenewal - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 239

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 246

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Forehand, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Competition - Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 269

  Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 295

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Bromwell, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Replacement Parts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 325

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 349

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Offer of Coverage - Family Exclusion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 363

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Teitelbaum, Astle, Bromwell, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Hogan, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Electronic Transactions Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 397

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 398

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 384

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act - Implied Warranty Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 436

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Astle, Collins, Conway, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Rules for Establishment of a Family Council - Violations and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 458

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 389

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 466

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 470

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Extensions of Credit to Students - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 490

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Collins, DeGrange, Hafer, Kelley, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 494

  Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles - Operating Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 526

  Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sale of Property - Disclosures - Sewage Sludge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 569

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 402

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Maintenance and Destruction - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 570

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Hooper

  Entitled

  Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 601

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount, Astle, and Currie

  Entitled

  Deferred Presentment Services - Licensing - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 634

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 614

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act - Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 636

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, Mitchell, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 641

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Della, Dorman, Hooper, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Telephone Solicitations - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 683

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Banking Institutions - Eligibility for Designation as a Depositary - Basic Banking Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 698

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Service Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 742

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 856

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Procedures - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 882

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Unsecured Closed End Credit Regulation - Credit Services Businesses - Study Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters