Unfair Trade Practices

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 24

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  HB 90

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, McComas, Minnick, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 123

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Rudolph, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Gaines, Gilchrist, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Rice, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 208

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Ali, Aumann, Benson, Cane, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Hecht, Jameson, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Rudolph, Shewell, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 210

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Healey, Holmes, Niemann, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 385

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Contracts for Consumer Goods or Services - Delayed Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 449

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 407

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 574

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Free Trial Period for Consumer Goods and Services Sold Over the Internet - Charges to Credit Card

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 738

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Maryland Energy Consumer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 739

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weir

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected by Merchants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 747

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 343

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bronrott

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Manufacturers - Warranty Adjustment Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 829

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Barnes, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Costa, Davis, Gaines, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 888

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kaiser

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Used Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 889

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 438

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Anderson, Aumann, Cane, Elmore, Frank, Jennings, Nathan-Pulliam, Smigiel, Stukes, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Commercial Vehicle Warranty Enforcement - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 927

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 998

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Ali, Anderson, Bobo, Burns, Feldman, Hucker, Kirk, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1011

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Advertisement of Rebate for Consumer Goods

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 194

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 531

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 467

  Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected and Maintained by Merchants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 502

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 513

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Frosh, Lenett, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 514

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 598

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Dyson, Haines, Kasemeyer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Political Telephone Calls - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 640

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Manufacturers - Warranty Adjustment Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 904

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance