CHAPTER NUMBER: 437
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Frosh, Ruben, and Hooper
- Entitled:
-
Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Prohibiting a person from violating the federal Telemarketing and
Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act or the federal Telephone
Consumer Protection Act; providing that a violation of the Act is an
unfair or deceptive trade practice and is subject to specified
enforcement and penalty provisions; requiring the Office of the
Attorney General to report to specified committees of the General
Assembly by July 1, 2005, on the status of enforcement of the Act.
Senate Action
- 1/16
- First Reading Finance
- 1/23
- Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Ruben) Adopted
- Special Order 2/25 (Senator Ruben) Adopted
- 2/25
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/27
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/10
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 437
House Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Special Order 4/12 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- 4/7
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-6)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CREDIT
- DAMAGES
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- REPORTS
- SOLICITATION
- TELEPHONES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-3201 ,
14-3202
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 197975/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 24, 2004 at:
10:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 493995/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 2004 at:
11:39 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 27, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (134-6)