File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 75
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Jameson, Anderson, Arora, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Cardin, Carr,
Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, James, Kach, Kaiser, K. Kelly,
Krebs, Luedtke, McConkey, Minnick, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson,
Sophocleus, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Commercial Law - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Scope
Expanding the scope of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act by
altering the definition of "consumer" to include an individual who
sells or offers for sale to a merchant consumer goods or consumer
realty, and altering the definition of "merchant" to include a person
who directly or indirectly purchases or offers to purchase any
consumer goods or consumer realty and whose business includes paying
off consumer debt in connection with the purchase of consumer goods or
consumer realty; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/24
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/2
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (119-21)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Finance
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (34-12)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/19
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 417
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Sam Arora, District 19
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
- Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
- Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
- Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Debt Management
- Unfair Trade Practices
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-101 ,
13-101 ,
13-101 ,
13-303
)
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: 823694/02 Offered on: March 16, 2011 at:
10:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Economic Matters
Senate
- Finance
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 18, 2011: Third Reading Passed (119-21)
Senate
- April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (34-12)