HOUSE BILL 2

Sponsored By:

The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Doory, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Hammen

Entitled:

Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from violating the federal Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act or the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair or deceptive trade practice and is subject to enforcement actions and penalties; authorizing an individual who is affected by a violation of the Act to bring an action against a violator to recover specified attorney's fees and damages; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

11/17

Pre-filed

1/14

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate Action

3/29

First Reading Finance

3/30

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

CREDIT

DAMAGES

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

NOTICES

PENALTIES

PRIVACY

PROCUREMENT

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLICITATION

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

TELEPHONES

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 13-301 , 14-3201 , 14-3202 , 14-3203 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 803091/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2004   at: 10:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 26, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)