Consumer Protection
Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, requires the department of health to post on its website information from the centers for disease control and prevention concerning the health effects and dangers of persons using vapor products and requires the department of health, in coordination with the department of education, to disseminate the information to students in public middle schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68. [HB-1823]
As introduced, requires the department of health to post on its website information from the centers for disease control and prevention concerning the health effects and dangers of persons using vapor products and requires the department of health, in coordination with the department of education, to disseminate the information to students in public middle schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vincent Dixie
Withdrawn. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [HB-401]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health Benefits - Retirees - Enrollment in a Medicare Advantage Plan [HB-381]
Requiring regulations adopted by the Secretary of Budget and Management to authorize retirees who are enrolled in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program and who are eligible for the Medicare Supplemental Program to enroll, or discontinue participation, in a Medicare Advantage Plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy [SB-315]
Applying certain laws regarding net energy metering and community solar generating systems to customers served by a community choice aggregator; repealing a provision that prohibits a county or municipal corporation from acting as an aggregator under certain circumstances; establishing a process by which, beginning October 1, 2021, a county or municipal corporation or group of counties or municipal corporations may form or join a community choice aggregator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Utah 2020 General Session
Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act Amendments [HB-165]
Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Curtis Bramble
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, creates a reward for information leading to the recovery of a civil penalty against a person who knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 47, Chapter 18. [SB-1746]
As introduced, creates a reward for information leading to the recovery of a civil penalty against a person who knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Lundberg
Action Deferred In Senate Commerce And Labor Committee To 12/1/2020 on 06/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent [SB-262]
Defining "mortgage lender" to mean a person that is duly licensed under certain provisions of the Financial Institutions Article; clarifying the definition of "consumer claim"; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be construed as clarifying the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act and that, with regard to sales of real property to bona fide purchasers, the Act applies only to sales made on or after June 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent [HB-334]
Defining "mortgage lender" to mean a person that is duly licensed under certain provisions of the Financial Institutions Article; clarifying the definition of "consumer claim"; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be construed as clarifying the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act and that, with regard to sales of real property to bona fide purchasers, the Act applies only to sales made on or after June 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020) [HB-259]
Prohibiting health occupations boards and disciplinary panels from reprimanding a licensee or certificate holder, placing a licensee or certificate holder on probation, or suspending or revoking a license of a licensee or the certificate of a certificate holder solely on the basis of a licensee's or certificate holder's use of a diagnostic evaluation or treatment that is integrative, complementary, alternative, or nonconventional, including in the treatment of Lyme disease or tick-borne illnesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 139 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults [HB-304]
Authorizing the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to bring a certain action under the Consumer Protection Act against a person who violates a certain provision of criminal law regarding the exploitation of a vulnerable adult; adding a violation of a certain provision of criminal law regarding the exploitation of a vulnerable adult to the unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices that are subject to enforcement and penalties under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 160 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Security Questions and Measures [HB-274]
Requiring a financial institution that requires a customer to provide an answer to a security question for a certain purpose to allow a customer to choose from at least two security question options for each required security question; prohibiting a financial institution from using a customer's mother's maiden name as a means of safeguarding access to the customer's account; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Referred Finance on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Biometric Identifiers and Biometric Information Privacy [HB-307]
Requiring certain private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy, made available to the public, establishing a certain retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information; prohibiting a private entity from being required to make publicly available a certain policy; requiring each private entity in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to comply with certain schedules and guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Referred Finance on 03/16/2020
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Utah 2020 General Session
Amusement Ride Safety [HB-154]
Amusement Ride Safety
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Hawkes
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/31/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet providers relating to customer outages [HB-4403]
Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet providers relating to customer outages
Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn Fluharty
Filed For Introduction on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions [HB-237]
Requiring a business that maintains personal information of an individual residing in the State to implement and maintain certain security procedures and practices; altering the circumstances under which the owner or licensee of certain computerized data is required to notify certain individuals of a certain breach; altering the time periods within which certain notifications regarding the breach of a security system are required to be given; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Opt Out of Third-Party Disclosure [HB-249]
Authorizing consumers to demand that a business not disclose the consumer's personal information to third parties and to exercise the right to opt out of third-party disclosure through a certain setting, including a browser setting, browser extension, or global device setting; prohibiting a business from disclosing the personal information of a consumer to a third party if the business has certain knowledge of or willfully disregards the fact the consumer is under the age of 18; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition [SB-233]
Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product with a taste or smell of fruit, mint, candy, or other nontobacco flavors; providing that a public statement that cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they are flavored tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Finance on 01/17/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Consumer Protection. [HB-1809]
Prohibits residential contractors from offering to pay, in any monetary form, a homeowners insurance deductible as an incentive to encourage the homeowner to hire the contractor. Allows an insured to rescind a contract to repair or replace roof systems or other exterior work within five business days of receiving notice from a homeowners insurer that all or part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under an homeowners insurance policy. Authorizes the Contractors License Board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any contractor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi
The Committee(s) On Cpc Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/25/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent [SB-513]
Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Baldwin
Introduced In House on 02/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions [SB-201]
Requiring a business that maintains personal information of an individual residing in the State to implement and maintain certain security procedures and practices; altering the circumstances under which the owner or licensee of certain computerized data is required to notify certain individuals of a certain breach; altering the time periods within which certain notifications regarding the breach of a security system are required to be given; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2020