File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Fulton
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection - Weight Loss Programs
Making it an unfair or deceptive trade practice to guarantee the
number of pounds that a person is expected to lose while participating
in a weight loss program; allowing an individual to cancel a weight
loss contract for any reason within 3 days after the day on which the
individual enters the weight loss contract; requiring a weight loss
program to provide notices to prospective clients; allowing an
individual to cancel a weight loss contract at any time if the weight
loss program makes a weight loss guarantee; etc.
House Action
- 6/26
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 1/10
- Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- NOTICES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-301 ,
14-2801 ,
14-2802 ,
14-2803 ,
14-2804 ,
14-2805 ,
14-2806
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
