2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 547

CHAPTER NUMBER: 323
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 859
Sponsored By:
Delegates Stein, Burns, Cardin, DeBoy, Hecht, and Mathias
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Advertising Practices - Prohibited Acts

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a vehicle dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer from stating the purchase price of a vehicle in an advertisement unless the price is the full delivered purchase price of the vehicle, excluding specified taxes, fees, and charges; requiring the full delivered purchase price in a vehicle advertisement to be printed using the largest size of type in the advertisement; 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
2/5
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Stein, Healey, and Serafini
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/5
Motion Recede (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Committee Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) Withdrawn
Senate Recede
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 323

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disclosure
Federal Government
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salesmen
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation
( 15-313 )

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: 240614/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 948972/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009   at: 4:34 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)