File Code: Utility Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 880
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Pugh, Currie, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett,
Madaleno, Raskin, and Exum
- Entitled:
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Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing
Prohibiting a third-party vendor or billing agent from submitting
charges to a specified telephone company or reseller for third-party
vendor billing without express authorization from an ordering
customer; requiring the authorization to be separate from other
documents and to include specified information; requiring a third-
party vendor or billing agent to retain a specified copy of the
express authorization for 2 years after authorization; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Finance
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/13
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 89
Sponsored by:
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Disclosure
- Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
- Hearings
- Interest
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Notices
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Public Service Commission
- Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
- Rules and Regulations
- Telephones
- Unfair Trade Practices
- Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-1322
)
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:
Senate
- Number: 557271/01 Offered on: March 25, 2010 at:
11:18 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Finance
House
- Economic Matters
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 26, 2010: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
- April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)