Consumer Protection

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; providing an administrative penalty. [SB-938] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; providing an administrative penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Parker Read First Time on 02/13/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection. [SB-302] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Harshbarger Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 03/18/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 47 and Title 55, relative to data privacy. [HB-367] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, prohibits certain entities from sharing, selling, or otherwise distributing a vehicle's driving data without the explicit, written consent of the owner of the vehicle, regardless of how or where the driving data is collected or stored. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 47 and Title 55.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Hale Withdrawn. on 02/06/2025

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State (Alabama)
Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Consumer protection; warranties on HVAC systems, transfer requirements, provided [HB-95] [Consumer Protection ]
Consumer protection; warranties on HVAC systems, transfer requirements, provided

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Sells Enacted on 05/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers. [SB-916] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Signed By The Governor on 06/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report [SB-496] [Small Business ] [Nonprofit ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2025, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [SB-514] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Real Estate ] [Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements [HB-659] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Prohibiting certain carriers from imposing a prior authorization, step therapy, or quantity limit requirement on eligible providers for health care services that are included in a two-sided incentive arrangement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/03/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 47, relative to lighters. [HB-343] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, prohibits persons from selling, offering for sale, or offering a free sample of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William G. Lamberth Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 20 on 03/21/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Product Liability Amendments [SB-160] [Consumer Protection ]
Product Liability Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Keven J. Stratton Senate/ Strike Enacting Clause In Senate Secretary on 03/07/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; requiring an occupational registration; imposing fees. [HB-2043] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ]
Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; requiring an occupational registration; imposing fees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Point Of Order Sustained Rule 4, Section 40, And Rule 11, Section 2 on 04/29/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults [HB-604] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Consumer Protection ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of the individual with the intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property if the individual is a vulnerable adult or an individual of at least 68 years of age and the person knows or reasonably should know the individual is a vulnerable adult of at least 68 years of age; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 04/03/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations [SB-474] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Requiring that certain adverse decision and grievance decision notices include certain information in a certain manner; requiring certain carriers, if the number of adverse decisions issued by the carrier for a type of service has grown by 10% or more in the immediately preceding calendar year or 25% or more in the immediately preceding 3 calendar years, to provide certain information to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; authorizing the Commissioner to use certain adverse decision information as the basis of an examination; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Approved By The Governor - Chapter 670 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost-Sharing [SB-476] [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; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on the coverage.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements [SB-475] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Prohibiting certain carriers from imposing a prior authorization, step therapy, or quantity limit requirement on eligible providers for health care services that are included in a two-sided incentive arrangement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes [HB-591] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Increasing from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for the prosecution or suit for enforcement of local consumer protection codes for which equitable relief, a fine, or a penalty is provided.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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State (Tennessee)
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. [HB-316] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Rudd Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Banking And Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Of Commerce Committee on 03/26/2025

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State (Montana)
Montana 2025 Regular Session

Regulate sales of certain products containing PFAs [HB-290] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Water ]
Regulate sales of certain products containing PFAs

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Stafman (h) Died In Process on 05/20/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Recovery Residence Services Amendments [HB-296] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Recovery Residence Services Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael K. McKell Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/19/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Nonpublic Personal Information Amendments [SB-150] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Finance ]
Nonpublic Personal Information Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2025

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