Legislation

Title: Commercial Law - Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Delegates Waldstreicher, Moon, Kramer, and C. Wilson
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a contract or a proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services from including a provision waiving the consumer's right to make a specified statement; prohibiting a person from threatening or seeking enforcement of a specified contract provision; prohibiting a person from penalizing a consumer for making a specified statement; providing that the Act does not limit a person from including in a specified contract a provision prohibiting a consumer from making specified disclosures; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2016 Legislative Date 1/20/2016 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2016 Legislative Date 1/20/2016 Action Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2016 Legislative Date 1/22/2016 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2016 Legislative Date 1/22/2016 Action Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2016 Legislative Date 2/16/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/17/2016 Action Floor Committee Amendment {403093/1 Adopted Proceedings 26
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/17/2016 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 26
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/17/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments {153193/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 26
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2016 Legislative Date 2/19/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (132-7) Proceedings 28
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/22/2016 Legislative Date 2/22/2016 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings 28
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2016 Legislative Date 3/16/2016 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2016 Legislative Date 4/01/2016 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2016 Legislative Date 3/28/2016 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 57
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2016 Legislative Date 3/28/2016 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 57
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2016 Legislative Date 3/29/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 58
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2016 Legislative Date 3/29/2016 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/12/2016 Legislative Date 4/12/2016 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/19/2016	1/20/2016	First Reading Economic Matters
House	1/20/2016	1/20/2016	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
House	1/22/2016	1/22/2016	Hearing cancelled
House	1/22/2016	1/22/2016	Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
House	2/15/2016	2/16/2016	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	2/17/2016	2/17/2016	Floor Committee Amendment {403093/1 Adopted	26
House	2/17/2016	2/17/2016	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	26
House	2/17/2016	2/17/2016	Favorable with Amendments {153193/1 Report Adopted	26
House	2/19/2016	2/19/2016	Third Reading Passed (132-7)	28
Senate	2/22/2016	2/22/2016	First Reading Finance	28
Senate	3/16/2016	3/16/2016	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/31/2016	4/01/2016	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/01/2016	3/28/2016	Favorable Report Adopted	57
Senate	4/01/2016	3/28/2016	Second Reading Passed	57
Senate	4/04/2016	3/29/2016	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	58
House	4/05/2016	3/29/2016	Returned Passed	61
Post Passage	4/12/2016	4/12/2016	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/17/2016	Amendments House - (Economic Matters) {153193/01 Adopted
2/17/2016	Amendments House - (Economic Matters) {403093/01 Adopted
1/20/2016	Text - First - Commercial Law - Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts - Prohibition
2/17/2016	Text - Third - Commercial Law - Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts - Prohibition
4/22/2016	Text - Chapter - Commercial Law - Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts - Prohibition
2/15/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters
3/31/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
2/19/2016	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (132-7) - 02/19/16
3/29/2016	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) - 03/29/16

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