2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 442

CHAPTER NUMBER: 217
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection Prior Year Introduction As: HB 379/10 - ECM Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 309
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Feldman, and Frick
Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified arbitration organizations to collect, publish, and make available to the public specified information relating to binding arbitrations to which a consumer is a party; requiring the information to be reported beginning on a specified day and to be updated at least quarterly thereafter; requiring the information to be made available to the public in a specified manner; providing that the information may be considered in making a specified determination; 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
2/4
First Reading Economic Matters
2/9
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (98-41)
4/8
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable Report by Finance
4/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/7
Third Reading Passed (37-9)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 217

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Arbitration -see also- Mediation
Attorneys' Fees
Attorney General
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Court Costs
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Public Information
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-3901 , 14-3902 , 14-3903 , 14-3904 , 14-3905 )

Documents

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:
House
Number: 573994/01     Offered on: March 18, 2011   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Economic Matters
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2011: Third Reading Passed (98-41)
Senate
April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (37-9)
April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (37-9)