File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Aumann, Boteler, Carter, Conaway, Costa,
Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Kaiser, Kelly, Ramirez, and Sossi
- Entitled:
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Consumer Protection - Telephone Calls from Debt Collectors and Telemarketers -
Exception to Wiretapping Prohibition
Establishing an exception to provisions of law prohibiting a person
from willfully intercepting specified wire, oral, or electronic
communications under specified circumstances; and providing that it is
lawful for a person to intercept a wire or electronic communication in
order to secure evidence of a violation of the Maryland Consumer Debt
Collection Act or the Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act under
specified circumstances.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments
- Evidence
- Solicitation
- Telephones
- Wiretapping
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
10-402 ,
10-402
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered