2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 85

CHAPTER NUMBER: 521
File Code: Higher Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 183
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, George, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Manno, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled:
College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009

Synopsis:

Requiring public institutions of higher education in the State, with one exception, to develop and implement informational campaigns, procedures, and practices relating to college textbooks and supplemental material regarding content revisions, availability, and cost; requiring publishers of college textbooks to disclose information relating to prices, revisions in content and format, and a list of integrated textbooks to faculty, textbook adopting entities, or institution administrations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/19
First Reading Appropriations
2/4
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Delegate Krebs) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (128-7)
4/10
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (120-2)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/10 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
4/6
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
Motion Reconsider Special Order (Senator King) Adopted (25-20)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Rejected (19-24)
Floor Amendment (Senator Klausmeier) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Rejected (15-30)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-3)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 521

Sponsored by:

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising
Blind Persons
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Community Colleges
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic Government
Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.
Higher Education Commission
Leases and Rent
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Public Information
Reports
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Textbooks

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 15-112 )

Documents:

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: 654163/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 3:03 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 223027/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 1:44 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 234432/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 1:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 383622/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 1:56 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 653928/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 1:56 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (128-7)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (120-2)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Motion Special Order until later today (Pinsky) Adopted (23-21)
April 6, 2009: Motion Reconsider Special Order (King) Adopted (25-20)
April 6, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {223027/1 Rejected (19-24)
April 6, 2009: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {383622/1 Rejected (15-30)
April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-3)