Consumer Protection
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a misleading representation or misrepresentation in an explanation of benefits provided by a health benefit plan issuer or administrator. [SB-1614]
Relating to a misleading representation or misrepresentation in an explanation of benefits provided by a health benefit plan issuer or administrator.
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Gettr Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain vehicle protection products. [SB-1500]
Relating to certain vehicle protection products.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Required Conformity With Federal Law [HB-123]
Altering the length of a policy term and the information provided in a specified notice for short-term medical insurance procured from a nonadmitted insurer; making specified provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management applicable to specified individual health insurance coverage; authorizing the dependents of specified victims to enroll in a specified health plan, at a specified time, under specified circumstances; etc.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. [SB-1499]
Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to requiring a business to pre-disclose the recording of a telephone conversation with a consumer; providing a civil penalty. [HB-3459]
Relating to requiring a business to pre-disclose the recording of a telephone conversation with a consumer; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain vehicle protection products. [HB-3308]
Relating to certain vehicle protection products.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice immigration law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice and educational requirements for a notary public appointment; authorizing a fee; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. [HB-3322]
Relating to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice immigration law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice and educational requirements for a notary public appointment; authorizing a fee; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Revise timelines for credit reporting [HB-218]
Revise timelines for credit reporting
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Copyright Infringement - Assertions Made in Bad Faith [SB-65]
Prohibiting a person from making specified assertions of copyright infringement in bad faith; authorizing a court to consider specified factors as evidence of whether a person has made an assertion of copyright infringement in bad faith or in good faith; altering the authority of the Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to take specified actions; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Internet Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2017 [SB-1200]
Making it an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act for an Internet service provider to sell or transfer for marketing purposes a consumer's personally identifying information without the consumer's express and affirmative permission; requiring the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology to monitor the enforcement and impact of provisions of the Act on consumers, Internet service providers, and other businesses in the State; requiring a specified report; etc.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of a service contract. [SB-1263]
Relating to the regulation of a service contract.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to service contract providers. [HB-2816]
Relating to service contract providers.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to service contract providers. [SB-1199]
Relating to service contract providers.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to civil liability of a person who produces, distributes, sells, or provides or aids in the production, distribution, sale, or provision of certain synthetic substances to another person for damages caused by the other person and to certain actions and investigations under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. [HB-2612]
Relating to civil liability of a person who produces, distributes, sells, or provides or aids in the production, distribution, sale, or provision of certain synthetic substances to another person for damages caused by the other person and to certain actions and investigations under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the award of damages in a private action involving health benefits for certain prohibited acts or practices by an insurer. [HB-2620]
Relating to the award of damages in a private action involving health benefits for certain prohibited acts or practices by an insurer.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to fees paid to certain credit services organizations in connection with certain extensions of consumer credit. [SB-1155]
Relating to fees paid to certain credit services organizations in connection with certain extensions of consumer credit.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the presumption of intent in the prosecution of certain criminal cases involving theft by check or issuance of a bad check. [SB-1121]
Relating to the presumption of intent in the prosecution of certain criminal cases involving theft by check or issuance of a bad check.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans. [HB-2465]
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit Virginia Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans. Makes a violation of the requirements applicable to open-end credit plan lending a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of a service contract. [HB-2275]
Relating to the regulation of a service contract.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations, grounds for termination. [HB-2402]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations; grounds for termination. Provides that if the court finds that any officer or employee of a public body (i) receives a request for records that was sent by a requester by certified mail, return receipt requested, and (ii) without legal excuse or justification deliberately, willfully, and knowingly fails to make a response to such request, such officer or employee may be terminated for cause by his appointing authority or agency head.