File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 780
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Teitelbaum (Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee)
and Senators Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Munson, and
Pinsky
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act
Prohibiting specified persons from causing computer software that
modifies specified Internet settings, collects specified personally
identifying information, prevents an authorized user from blocking the
installation of specified software, or prevents an authorized user
from disabling specified software to be copied onto a consumer's
computer under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified persons
from misleading authorized users as to the effect specified actions
will have with respect to computer software; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/21
- Re-referred Finance
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/10
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Withdrawn
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Technology Oversight Comm., Joint
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DAMAGES
- FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
- IDENTIFICATION
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-3301 ,
14-3302 ,
14-3303 ,
14-3304 ,
14-3305
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered