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MDHB603Enroll
75%
Requiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for cer...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDSB760Enroll
75%
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a certain merchant to provide training to all employees of the merchant on identifying and responding...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDHB896Engross
50%
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a merchant to provide to the employees of the merchant training on identification of gift card fraud;...
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2024-04-08
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)
MDSB949Engross
50%
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1056Enroll
75%
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the C...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDHB1047Enroll
75%
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDSB1Enroll
75%
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity or gas supply agreeme...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDHB567Enroll
75%
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to es...
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2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled
MDSB571Enroll
75%
Requiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2026; requiring a certain entity to maintain documentation of certain risks asso...
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2024-04-06
Passed Enrolled
MDSB986Engross
50%
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Co...
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2024-04-06
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB1299Engross
50%
Altering the applicability of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to include certain unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices in trade or commerce, including any economic activity within the State that involves or relates to any commodity or se...
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2024-04-01
Unfavorable Report by Finance
MDHB419Engross
50%
Requiring certain businesses that use a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose to whom the tip will be allocated and display a tip amount that is set at zero by default; and establishing that a violation...
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2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB1049Engross
50%
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a certain manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; esta...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB53Engross
50%
Establishing the Task Force to Study E-Commerce Monopolies in the State to investigate the business practices and industry impacts of e-commerce businesses that individually have annual revenue exceeding $10,000,000,000, have a presence in the State,...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB661Intro
25%
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment; establishing and altering certain requirements on judgment creditors; making a violation of certain requirements on judgment creditors relating to a judgment arising o...
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2024-03-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB695Intro
25%
Requiring a dealer of used motor vehicles sold or leased in the State to establish procedures under which each consumer, before completing a transaction to purchase or lease a used motor vehicle from the dealer, is notified and provided with a copy o...
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2024-03-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB1104Intro
25%
Requiring out-of-network health care facilities to provide certain information to a consumer and obtain certain consent before providing a health care service; requiring that certain out-of-network status information be provided in a certain consent ...
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2024-03-11
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1148Intro
25%
Requiring out-of-network health care facilities to provide certain information to a consumer and obtain certain consent before providing a health care service; requiring that certain out-of-network status information be provided in a certain consent ...
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2024-03-11
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1135Intro
25%
Requiring certain regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with certain applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain ...
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB918Intro
25%
Changing the name of the Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund to the Education and Protection Fund; and modifying the purpose and uses of the Fund to include educating certain customers on certain energy choices and developing a certa...
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2024-02-28
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1481Intro
25%
Prohibiting a retail business from charging a consumer a certain surcharge in excess of the amount required to reimburse the retail business for the cost of processing certain credit or debit transactions; and making a violation of this Act an unfair...
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2024-02-15
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB467Intro
25%
Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by restaurants; specifying a certain tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; and prohibiting employers of tipped employees, beginning January 1, 2027, from includ...
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2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1196Intro
25%
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair,...
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2024-02-09
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB962Intro
25%
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair,...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB780Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or dec...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB1040Intro
25%
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a certain manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; and ...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB330Intro
25%
Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing ...
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2024-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB772Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or dec...
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2024-02-02
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB568Intro
25%
Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing ...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB520Intro
25%
Prohibiting a retail business from charging a consumer a certain surcharge in excess of the amount required to reimburse the retail business for the cost of processing certain credit or debit transactions; and making a violation of this Act an unfair...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2024-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee
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