Consumer Protection
Utah 2020 General Session
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act [HB-459]
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lyle Hillyard
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Privacy and Data Collection [HB-1656]
Requiring certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection; authorizing a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a certain business that collects the consumer's personal information; requiring a certain business to comply with a certain request for information in a certain manner and within a certain time; establishing the Consumer Privacy Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-1648]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-1648]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-1064]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-1064]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Leases - Prohibitions Against Renters Insurance Requirements [HB-1639]
Prohibiting a landlord from including a provision requiring a tenant to purchase renters insurance or to add the landlord to an existing renters insurance policy in a lease or form of lease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2020
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Utah 2020 General Session
Electronic Information and Data Privacy Amendments [HB-383]
Electronic Information and Data Privacy Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Referrals and Licenses [HB-1615]
Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to seek certain injunctive or other relief for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully referring another person to a certain assisted living program; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; requiring the Secretary of Health to remit certain penalties to the Office of Health Care Quality for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies [HB-1603]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from rating a risk based, in whole or in part, on the credit history of an applicant or insured in any manner; repealing certain provisions of law authorizing an insurer to use the credit history of an applicant or insured to rate a new policy of private passenger motor vehicle insurance subject to certain limitations and requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Gas and Electric Companies - Deposit Charges [HB-1601]
Prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from imposing a certain deposit requirement on customers who are at least 65 years old and have an annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from terminating certain service for failure to pay all or part of a deposit under certain circumstances; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts [SB-1016]
Authorizing certain home improvement contractors to obtain the full contract price of a home improvement contract by posting an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to $100,000 per home improvement contract but not exceeding $2,000,000; authorizing certain owners to file a complaint with the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General under certain circumstances; requiring the Division to notify the contractor, investigate a certain complaint, and make certain determinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Premium Increases - Consumer Complaints [HB-1577]
Repealing a requirement that an insured mail or transmit to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner a protest within 30 days after the mailing date of a certain notice when protesting a proposed premium increase for a policy of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to submit to the General Assembly a report on or before December 1 each year detailing the number of protests of motor vehicle liability insurance premium increases received and the insurers involved.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Occupational Board Reform Act [HB-4949]
Occupational Board Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Hamrick
Filed For Introduction on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance - Product and Service Offerings [HB-1341]
Providing that certain provisions of law do not prohibit insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations from offering products or services at no charge or at a discounted price to educate a person regarding, or to monitor, control, or prevent, risk of loss to certain persons; authorizing an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization to include an offer or provision of products or services in a certain contract or rate filing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Recurring Payments [HB-1156]
Requiring certain merchants that enroll consumers in certain automatic recurring payments for certain goods or services provided or sold over the Internet to include a link to a web page that allows a consumer to cancel the contract; requiring certain merchants that enroll consumers in certain automatic recurring payments for certain goods or services provided or sold over the Internet, by mail, or over the telephone to provide a consumer a certain form and present recurring automatic payment terms in a clear and conspicuous manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Check Cashing Services - Registration and Dissemination of Information [HB-1196]
Repealing an exemption for certain check cashing services from provisions of law governing the licensure of check cashing services; authorizing a person to provide check cashing services without obtaining a certain license by registering each year with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a person to obtain and maintain a certain identifier to register as a check cashing service; requiring a person to provide the Commissioner with certain information to register as a check cashing service; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 443 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [HB-1349]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipating Providers [HB-1165]
Requiring each carrier to inform members and beneficiaries in a certain manner of the right to request a certain referral to a specialist or nonphysician specialist who is not part of the carrier's provider panel; requiring, under certain circumstances, certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover certain mental health or substance use disorder services provided to a member by a nonparticipating provider at a certain cost; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas – Energy Suppliers – Assisted Customers [HB-1224]
Prohibiting a retail electricity or natural gas supplier from knowingly enrolling a certain residential customer with or submitting an enrollment to change the customer's electricity or natural gas supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric or natural gas company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020