Legislation

Title: Commercial Law – Retail Transactions – Cash Payments (Cash Transactions Preservation Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a merchant, in certain transactions, from prohibiting a person from making a cash payment to purchase goods and services, requiring a person to purchase goods or services by using a credit or debit card, or charging or collecting from a person a fee for making a cash payment for the purchase of goods or services; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/15/2020 Legislative Date 9/15/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Commercial Law – Retail Transactions – Cash Payments (Cash Transactions Preservation Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2021 Legislative Date 1/14/2021 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	9/15/2020	9/15/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Commercial Law – Retail Transactions – Cash Payments (Cash Transactions Preservation Act)
House	1/14/2021	1/14/2021	Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m.

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