Unfair Trade Practices

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 23

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  HB 62

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 483

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 110

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Aumann, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, Kipke, Lafferty, Niemann, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Wireless Telephone Service Billing Change Notification Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 259

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, McComas, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Required Disclosure of Social Security Number - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 284

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Feldman

  Entitled

  Consumer Loyalty Card Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 357

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Ali, Beidle, Conaway, Elliott, Elmore, George, Glenn, Heller, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Krebs, Love, McKee, Myers, Riley, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Print Publications - Prohibition on Delivery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 361

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Niemann, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 658

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Braveboy

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Services Provided at No Cost

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 716

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Eating Utensils and Related Items - Identification of Place of Manufacture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 757

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Braveboy, Griffith, Healey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 776

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Frank, Haynes, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Dry Cleaning and Laundering Establishments - Lost or Damaged Clothing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1073

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Limit on Quantity of Consumer Goods Purchased - Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1079

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 112

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Halal Food Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1090

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Harrison

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians - Family Security Trust Fund and Pre-Need Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1108

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Ali, Barnes, DeBoy, Dumais, Howard, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, McComas, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Stocksdale, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Payment Information Security Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1178

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Feldman, Hecht, and Lee

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1297

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman and Harrison

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Internet Auction Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1350

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein and Kach

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Advertisement of Rebate for Consumer Goods

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1447

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Burns, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Kirk, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Shewell, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1487

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 97

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 218

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

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  SB 285

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Loose-Fill Insulation for Buildings - Required Statement on Packaging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 817

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters