File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 208  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Pugh, Della, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and
Rosapepe
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
 
Prohibiting a merchant from displaying for sale, offering for sale, or
selling an article of clothing made wholly or partly from animal fur
unless a label or tag is attached to the article of clothing
identifying the name of the animal or animals from which the fur was
acquired and the country of origin; authorizing the required
identification information to be added to a specified label or tag or
affixed in a specified manner to an article of clothing; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/29
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/16
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 2/25
 - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/31 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 3/29
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected  (18-26)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed (34-13)
 
House Action
- 3/29
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/8
 - Re-referred Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 4/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/13
 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
 - Attorney General
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Labeling
 - Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
 - Penalties
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Commercial Law
 - (
 14-1322 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 937578/01     Offered on: March 31, 2009      at:
12:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 973421/01     Offered on: March 31, 2009      at:
12:09 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 29, 2009: Floor Amendment (Stoltzfus) {973421/1 Rejected  (18-26)
 - March 30, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (34-13)