File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Stein
- Entitled:
-
Business Regulation - Franchises - Copies of Documents to Franchisees
Prohibiting a franchisor from selling a franchise in the State without
first giving a prospective franchisee a copy of the offering
prospectus and a copy of each proposed agreement that relates to the
sale of the franchise at the earlier of specified times.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Economic Matters
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 3/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Finance
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/13
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 168
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
- Disclosure
- Franchises
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Business Regulation
- (
14-223
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Economic Matters
Senate
- Finance
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 23, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
- April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)