2009 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection (I3)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 26
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Changes to the Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Bartlett, Benson, Braveboy, Carr, Frick, Gilchrist, Hecht, Rice, Schuler, Stein, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Sending Blank Checks Through the Mail - Recipient Approval
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell and Schuler
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Misrepresentations in Advertisements and Telephone Directory Listings
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shewell, Aumann, Boteler, Carr, DeBoy, Glenn, Hecht, Heller, Kipke, Kullen, McComas, McDonough, Niemann, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Serafini, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Weir
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Love, Manno, McComas, Minnick, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Howard, Aumann, Barkley, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Davis, Dwyer, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Hecht, Holmes, Jones, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Stein, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Personal Information by Credit Card Issuers - Limitations
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Howard, Aumann, Barkley, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Cane, Carter, Dwyer, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Holmes, Jones, Kaiser, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stein, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jones, Burns, Nathan-Pulliam, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Debt Collection - Collecting from a Cosigner
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Transportation - Used Vehicle Sales - Notice of Defects and Responsibility for Repairs
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
HB 664
Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Ali, Aumann, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Howard, McComas, Myers, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir
- Entitled
- Public Health - Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals - Labeling
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Bronrott, Carr, Howard, Riley, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Damages for Violations of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frick and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Home Heating Oil Contracts - Right to Terminate or Renegotiate
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Sales of Consumer Goods Conditioned on Free Trials of Consumer Goods or Consumer Services - Prohibited
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Limit on Quantity of Consumer Goods Purchased - Notice
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frick, Barkley, Braveboy, Bronrott, Feldman, Hecht, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, Miller, Mizeur, Ross, Stifler, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Free Trial Period for Consumer Goods and Services Sold over the Internet - Charges to Credit Card
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lee, Ali, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Hecht, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, Robinson, Shewell, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Social Security Numbers - Prohibited Uses
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ali
- Entitled
- Credit and Debit Card Fraud Prevention Act
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
HB 1579
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Credit and Debit Cards - Prohibition on Charging Fees
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1581
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Car Title and Refund Anticipation Loans - Restrictions and Disclosure
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Misrepresentations in Advertisements and Telephone Directory Listings
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Della
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Credit Scores
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand and Miller
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act - Warranty Period
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Della, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Debt Collection - Collecting from a Cosigner
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Online Child Safety Act of 2009
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
