File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 10  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Bromwell and Schuler
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Misrepresentations in Advertisements
and Telephone Directory Listings
 
Providing that a person is in violation of a specified provision of
law prohibiting false advertising if the person causes an
advertisement that misrepresents the location of the person to be
published in a specified directory, or causes a telephone listing that
misrepresents the location of the person to be listed in a specified
directory; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/26
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/13
 - Third Reading Passed (133-1)
 - 4/1
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/16
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (41-4)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/14
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 11
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Advertising
 - Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Disclosure
 - Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Publications -see also- Maryland Register
 - Telephones
 - Unfair Trade Practices
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Commercial Law
 - (
 11-701 ,
 11-702 ,
 11-703 ,
 11-704.1 ,
 11-705 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 553993/01     Offered on: March 11, 2009      at:
12:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (133-1)
 
Senate
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (41-4)