Legislation

Title: Mobile Phone Companies - Third-Party Vendor Billing - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Delegates Stein, Barkley, Cardin, Conaway, Cullison, Frick, Hucker, Lafferty, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, and Stocksdale
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a commercial mobile radio service provider from including third-party vendor billing charges on a Maryland customer's bill except under specified circumstances; providing that a customer is not liable for third-party vendor billing charges unless the customer has expressly authorized third-party vendor billing and the customer is provided access to specified information; providing that a violation of the Act by a commercial mobile radio service provider is an unfair or deceptive trade practice and subject to a penalty; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2014 Legislative Date 2/03/2014 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2014 Legislative Date 2/04/2014 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/14/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/31/2014	2/03/2014	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/04/2014	2/04/2014	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/13/2014	3/14/2014	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/04/2014	Text - First - Mobile Phone Companies - Third-Party Vendor Billing - Restrictions
3/13/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters

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