File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 594
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Currie, Della, Dyson, Giannetti,
Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Hogan, and Munson
- Entitled:
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Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act
Prohibiting specified persons from causing 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 certain actions will
have with respect to software; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Finance
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
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
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
- IDENTIFICATION
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-3501 ,
14-3502 ,
14-3503 ,
14-3504 ,
14-3505 ,
14-3506
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered