File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 175  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Klausmeier
 
- 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.
Senate Action
- 7/11
 -  Pre-filed
 - 1/14
 - First Reading Finance
 - 1/15
 - Hearing 2/3 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 2/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 2/25
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (40-5)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/27
 - Third Reading Passed (40-5)
 - 4/4
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (37-6)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/2
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/14
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 10
 
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
 - 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):
 Senate
- Number: 197375/01     Offered on: February 25, 2009   at:
11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 443997/01     Offered on: April 3, 2009       at:
11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- February 25, 2009: Favorable with Amendments Adopted  (40-5)
 - February 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (40-5)
 - April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (37-6)
 
House 
- March 31, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)