Consumer Protection
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2; Title 47; Title 65 and Title 66, relative to consumer protection. [HB-565]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Telecommunications ]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Homebuyer Harassment Prevention Act"; limits the number of times that a real estate developer, business entity, or individual working on behalf of the developer or business entity is permitted to contact a property owner to make an unsolicited offer to buy the property owner's property; makes other changes related to telephone and text message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2; Title 47; Title 65 and Title 66.
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Montana 2025 Regular Session
Revise laws related to equality in financial services [SB-240]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Revise laws related to equality in financial services
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding medically necessary debt on a consumer report. [SB-1000]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding medically necessary debt on a consumer report.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to agricultural equipment. [SB-499]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
As introduced, enacts the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. [SB-487]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
As introduced, reduces, from $100 billion to $50 billion, the amount of assets held by a state or national bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, industrial loan and thrift, or mortgage lender that are necessary to fall within the definition of a financial institution for purposes of the application of certain consumer protections. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to credit data. [HB-539]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
As introduced, prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including on a consumer report a record of a medical debt. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
Clarify Insurance Fee Referral Cap [SB-13]
[Insurance ]
Clarify Insurance Fee Referral Cap
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
Charges for Credit & Charge Cards [HB-13]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Charges for Credit & Charge Cards
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment [HB-842]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring a farm equipment manufacturer to make available certain documentation, updates, or information to an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; prohibiting a farm equipment manufacturer from knowingly misrepresenting or withholding farm equipment part numbers from a customer for a certain purpose; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Generative Artificial Intelligence - Training Data Transparency [HB-823]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a developer of a generative artificial intelligence system, on or before January 1, 2026, and before the developer releases or substantially modifies a certain generative artificial intelligence system, to publish on the developer's website documentation detailing the data used to train the generative artificial intelligence system.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair [HB-843]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) [SB-659]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to adopt consumer protection regulations for domestic electronic funds transfers that apply to financial institutions in the State and are consistent with the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage [HB-830]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for genetic testing for certain individuals who may have an increased risk of developing cancer and follow-up evidence-based cancer imaging for individuals with an increased risk of developing cancer; etc.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to agricultural equipment. [HB-432]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
As introduced, enacts the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare costs. [SB-403]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
As introduced, requires a healthcare facility that accepts public funds as compensation for losses due to providing uncompensated care to ensure that an amount of outstanding patient debt equal to the amount of public funds accepted is designated as satisfied and that patient is notified of such satisfied debt; prohibits the healthcare facility from seeking a judgment or taking other legal action to collect from the debtor any portion of such debt that is so designated; requires the department of health and division of TennCare to submit an annual
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to credit data. [SB-402]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
As introduced, prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including on a consumer report a record of a medical debt. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare costs. [HB-435]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
As introduced, requires a healthcare facility that accepts public funds as compensation for losses due to providing uncompensated care to ensure that an amount of outstanding patient debt equal to the amount of public funds accepted is designated as satisfied and that patient is notified of such satisfied debt; prohibits the healthcare facility from seeking a judgment or taking other legal action to collect from the debtor any portion of such debt that is so designated; requires the department of health and division of TennCare to submit an annual
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection. [HB-420]
[Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Consumer Protection and Subscription Renewal Act," which prohibits a business from requiring submission of credit or debit card information, or other payment information for an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer containing a free gift or trial; makes other changes related to automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) [SB-614]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from including certain medical debt information in a consumer report; prohibiting a person from using medical debt information included in a consumer report when making a creditworthiness determination; prohibiting certain entities from disclosing medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; requiring certain entities to include a certain provision in contracts entered into with a collection entity regarding medical debt; etc.