File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates La Vay,
Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill,
Kach, Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Mitchell, McClenahan, McHale, Moe,
Pendergrass, and Walkup
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act
Making specified provisions that apply to guaranties of consumer
products applicable to service contracts; requiring service contracts
to be in writing and to include specified information and terms;
authorizing the cancellation of a service contract by the person
guaranteed under specified circumstances; providing that specified
service contracts are void under specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (136-1)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/15
- Governor vetoed - Duplicative
Senate Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/26
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- WARRANTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-401 ,
14-402 ,
14-403 ,
14-404 ,
14-405 ,
14-406 ,
14-407 ,
14-408 ,
14-409 ,
14-409
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 043194/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 18, 2002 at:
6:34 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
- Senate
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)