Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members [HB-3]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Providing that licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a cigarette that has a characterizing flavor; providing that a public statement that cigarettes or other tobacco products have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they have a characterizing flavor if the statement is made by certain persons: prohibiting the sale of electronic smoking devices by mail or certain other networks; etc.
HB-3: Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2020
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Insurance - Universal and Variable Life Insurance - Notice [SB-111]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain insurers to send a written notice to policyholders of universal or variable life insurance if the policy contains a provision that allows the policyholder to reduce the face amount of the policy; requiring that the notice state that the policy allows for a reduction of the face amount as an option to retain coverage and a certain amount to be paid; and requiring that the notice be sent to the policyholder's last known address at the beginning of a certain grace period and at least 30 days before the termination of coverage.
SB-111: Insurance - Universal and Variable Life Insurance - Notice
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020
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Insurance - Universal and Variable Life Insurance - Notice [SB-111]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain insurers to send a written notice to policyholders of universal or variable life insurance if the policy contains a provision that allows the policyholder to reduce the face amount of the policy; requiring that the notice state that the policy allows for a reduction of the face amount as an option to retain coverage and a certain amount to be paid; and requiring that the notice be sent to the policyholder's last known address at the beginning of a certain grace period and at least 30 days before the termination of coverage.
SB-111: Insurance - Universal and Variable Life Insurance - Notice
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Hearing 1/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020
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Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020) [SB-103]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
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.
SB-103: Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 140 on 05/08/2020
You have voted SB-103: Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020).
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Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Protests - Consumer Complaint Portal [SB-97]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing insureds to protest certain proposed actions of insurers, with respect to a policy of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance or a binder of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance, by filing the protest electronically through the consumer complaint portal on the Maryland Insurance Administration's website within 30 days after the mailing date on the notice of proposed action; etc.
Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [SB-34]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an individual's identification card or a driver's license to obtain personal information; prohibiting a person from retaining, selling, or transferring any information collected from scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license; providing that the Act does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from using a scanning device to record, retain, or transmit information if acting within the scope of the officer's official duties; etc.
SB-34: Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/06/2020
Relating To Consumer Protection. [SB-1534]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibits ticket sellers from disclosing ticket purchasing information to any third party unless the ticket seller has received consent from the ticket purchaser. Prohibits ticket sellers from disclosing ticket purchasers' personally identifiable information. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-1534: Relating To Consumer Protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald D. Kouchi
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Homeowners Associations. [HB-302]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requires the Auditor to conduct a study, including a cost analysis, on the necessity and feasibility of establishing an agency within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate homeowners associations, and to submit a report of its progress to the Legislature prior to the 2020 Regular Session.
HB-302: Relating To Homeowners Associations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry J.C. Aquino
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Consumer Protection. [SB-694]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
Requires that food scales be approved for use, accurate, and properly licensed by the department of agriculture as a commercial measuring device and that indicate the price of the item being weighed. Exempts farmers' markets. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-694: Relating To Consumer Protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Mercado Kim
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Consumer Protection. [HB-130]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits the sale of tickets to an exhibition, game, concert, and other events at prices greater than the sum of the price printed on the ticket, any lawful taxes collected, and, if permitted pursuant to a written contract between the seller of the ticket and the primary ticket seller, any reasonable charge for services. Specifies that no ticket sales for events in Hawaii shall commence before 8:00 a.m. Hawaiian standard time or before the primary ticket seller commences ticket sales, whichever is later. Specifies requirements for tickets sold
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HB-130: Relating To Consumer Protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda E. Ichiyama
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
SB-1556: As introduced, makes it an unfair and deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a person engaged in the sale or distribution of vapor products to not include a warning label stating certain health and safety risks on vapor products sold to customers in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Gilmore
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 01/16/2020
You have voted SB-1556: As introduced, makes it an unfair and deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a person engaged in the sale or distribution of vapor products to not include a warning label stating certain health and safety risks on vapor products sold to customers in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68..
SB-1557: 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. Brenda Gilmore
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 01/16/2020
You have voted SB-1557: 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-1711: As introduced, extends from 180 to 185 the number of days following cancellation, due to a natural disaster of an event sponsored by a charitable organization, that must elapse before ticket buyers forfeit refund of the purchase price. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 62.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tilman Goins
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Consumer And Human Resources Subcommittee Of Consumer And Human Resources Committee on 03/07/2018
You have voted HB-1711: As introduced, extends from 180 to 185 the number of days following cancellation, due to a natural disaster of an event sponsored by a charitable organization, that must elapse before ticket buyers forfeit refund of the purchase price. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 62..