CHAPTER NUMBER: 371
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 294
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Jimeno, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Hafer, Haines,
Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Middleton
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act -
Private Rights of Action
Altering the scope of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to exclude
specified private rights of action concerning the professional
services of specified health care providers.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Finance
- 2/19
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/20
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Special Order 3/26 (Senator Grosfeld) Adopted
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (41-6)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 371
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/2
- Re-referred Economic Matters
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (113-20)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Robert H. Kittleman, District 9
- Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHIROPRACTORS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DENTISTS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- NURSES
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- OPTOMETRISTS
- OSTEOPATHY
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
- PODIATRISTS
- PSYCHOLOGISTS
- SOCIAL WORKERS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-408
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-01
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 417872/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2003 at:
8:55 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 2003: Third Reading Passed (41-6)
- House
- April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (113-20)
