File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Glassman
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection - Prizes and Awards Conditioned on Purchase or
Sales Promotion
Altering the civil penalties for a merchant that notifies another
person by any means, as part of an advertising scheme or plan, that
the other person has won a prize, received an award, or has been
selected or is eligible to receive anything of value if the other
person is required to purchase goods or services, pay any money to
participate in, or submit to a sales promotion effort; and
establishing enhanced civil penalties for violations with respect to
individuals who are at least 65 years old or disabled.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/9
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/12
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate Action
- 3/15
- First Reading Finance
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVERTISING
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-305 ,
13-410
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 093996/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 9, 2004 at:
10:20 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- March 12, 2004: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
