HOUSE BILL 416

Sponsored By:

Delegates Rudolph, Barkley, Feldman, Hecht, Minnick, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and Taylor

Entitled:

Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell essential goods and services during a state of emergency for a price of more than 20% above the price charged by that person for those goods and services a specified time prior to the state of emergency; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell repair or reconstruction services or services used for emergency cleanup for a price of more than 20% above the price charged by that person for those services immediately prior to the state of emergency; creating an exception; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Economic Matters

2/4

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices

Electronic Government

Emergencies

Notices

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration

Rules and Regulations

Secretary of State

Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety

( 14-101 , 14-101 , 14-1101 , 14-1102 , 14-1103 , 14-1104 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered