2004 Regular Session

Commercial Law - Consumer Protection (I3)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 23

HB 32
Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Boutin
Entitled
Commercial Law - Task Force to Study the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Tags by Retailers and Manufacturers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 74
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, DeBoy, Howard, Hubbard, Minnick, Petzold, F. Turner, Sossi, Barkley, Conway, Doory, Fulton, Goldwater, Heller, Lee, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Ramirez, Conroy, Feldman, Jameson, and Trueschler
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 117
Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa and Love
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Consumer Services Providers - Failure to Arrive for Scheduled Appointments
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 119
Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Arnick
Entitled
Commercial Law - Misrepresentation of Geographic Location - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 196
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Aumann, Amedori, Barkley, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled
Commercial Law - Unsolicited Sexually Explicit Commercial Electronic Mail and Pop-Up Advertisements
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 349
Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Minnick
Entitled
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Card Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 455
Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Krysiak, Boutin, Conway, Eckardt, Feldman, Glassman, Gordon, Harrison, Impallaria, King, Love, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Parrott, Taylor, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Late Fee Requirements in Consumer Contracts - Repeal of Sunset
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 458
Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Conroy, Cryor, Hubbard, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Vaughn
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Printing Payment Device Numbers on Receipts - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 487
Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled
Commercial Law - Telephone Solicitations - Maryland Do-Not-Call Registry
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 720
Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Menes
Entitled
Consumer Reporting Agencies - Satisfaction or Dismissal of Liens
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 747
Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Glassman
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Prizes and Awards Conditioned on Purchase or Sales Promotion
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 785
Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Jones, Burns, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Telephone Directory Listings - Misrepresentation of Geographical Location of Business
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 810
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Conroy, Dumais, Gaines, Kaiser, King, Lee, Leopold, Love, Parker, and Trueschler
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Household Goods Movers - Receipts
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1501
Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Moe
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Credit Card Issuers - Required Disclosure
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1537
Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, C. Davis, Haynes, Montgomery, Paige, Ross, and V. Turner
Entitled
Task Force to Study Subprime Lending
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
SB 117
Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 172
Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 98
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, DeGrange, Gladden, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Late Fee Requirements in Consumer Contracts - Repeal of Sunset
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 173
Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Dyson, Kramer, Stone, Jones, Lawlah, Green, and Middleton
Entitled
Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Service Fees - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 234
Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Stone and Brochin
Entitled
Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 463
Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator DeGrange
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Credit Card Accounts - Related Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 661
Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Hooper
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Cellular Telephone Service Contracts
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 843
Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator DeGrange
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Charges for Consumer Goods and Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 932
Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Restriction on Furnishing Information
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance