CHAPTER NUMBER: 371
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Murray, Bronrott, Carter, Cryor, Franchot, Gutierrez,
Heller, Hixson, Madaleno, Montgomery, Oaks, Stern, and F. Turner
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection -
Merchant Contact Information for Contract
Cancellation
Requiring a merchant that provides consumer goods or consumer services
over the Internet under a specified contract to include on a
merchant's website a toll-free telephone number or an address which a
consumer may use to cancel the contract; providing that a violation of
the Act is an unfair or deceptive practice within the meaning of the
Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to specified
enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/10
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/9
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/8
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (121-0)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Finance
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 371
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- CREDIT
- DISCLOSURE
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- PENALTIES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-1321
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 063393/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 21, 2006 at:
10:28 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 187574/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2006 at:
12:46 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- April 8, 2006: Third Reading Passed (121-0)
Senate
- April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
