Consumer Protection
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Nontransferable Ticketing Systems [SB-892]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a ticket issuer from using a nontransferable ticketing system under specified circumstances; prohibiting a purchaser or a seller of a ticket from being penalized, discriminated against, or denied access to an event under specified circumstances; authorizing a ticket issuer, an operator of a venue, or an agent of the operator to maintain and enforce specified policies, establish specified limits, revoke or restrict specified tickets and opt not to sell tickets in a specified form under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Dealers - Performance Standards [SB-1004]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that specified provisions of State law governing performance standards for vehicle dealers apply to vehicle manufacturers notwithstanding specified other agreements; requiring that the assignment of a dealer's market area meet specified standards; and requiring vehicle manufacturers to consider specified factors in assigning a market area and applying performance standards, sales objectives, or programs for measuring dealer performance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Favorable With Amendments {138774/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017
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Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions [HB-974]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a specified business, when destroying an employee's or a former employee's records containing specified personal information of the employee or former employee, to take specified steps to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information; altering the circumstances under which a specified business must conduct an investigation and notify specified persons of a specified breach; authorizing a specified business to provide a specified required notice in a specified manner under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [HB-964]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a specified insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a premium tax on specified premiums paid by specified persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on specified travel protection plans; providing that travel insurance included as part of a travel protection plan may be offered in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [SB-961]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a specified insurance requirement by maintaining a specified security that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage; requiring a motor vehicle rental company to disclose specified information about a person that rents or is authorized to drive a rental vehicle to a specified person under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [SB-823]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 616 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Formulary Changes [SB-768]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from making specified formulary changes during the plan year and the open enrollment period that precedes the plan year; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [HB-909]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to monitor and assess the impact of potential and actual federal changes to specified health care programs and to provide recommendations for State and local action to protect the access of residents of the State to affordable health coverage; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to annually report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Rereferred To Finance on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [SB-702]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a specified insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a premium tax on specified premiums paid by specified persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on specified travel protection plans; providing that travel insurance included as part of a travel protection plan may be offered in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Social Security Number - Prohibition [SB-647]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Social Security ]
Prohibiting a person from requiring a consumer to disclose the consumer's Social Security number to the person as a condition for the purchase or lease of consumer goods or the purchase of consumer services; prohibiting a person from including a specified field or text box for a Social Security number on a specified contract or form; providing that the Act does not prohibit a person from requesting or requiring a consumer to disclose the consumer's Social Security number to apply for or obtain an extension of consumer credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Prohibition [SB-658]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer during a severe weather period for a severe weather event and on specified days; prohibiting a public service company, on receipt of a specified request or subsequent request, from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer for 30 days beyond a scheduled termination of service date under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Short-Term Medical Insurance - Study [HB-774]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study to assess the need in the State for short-term medical insurance offered by nonadmitted insurers; establishing specified requirements for the study; requiring the Administration to solicit input from specified persons in conducting the study; requiring the Administration to submit a specified report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Recovering of Bedding - Limitation [SB-681]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person from recovering specified bedding that is intended to be sold or offered for sale to a consumer in the State unless the person clearly marks the bedding as used; establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor and on conviction a person is subject to a maximum fine of $500.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/11/2017
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Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [HB-808]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/24/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Telephone Lifeline Service - Revisions [SB-649]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Providing that a specified local telephone company provide "lifeline" to qualifying low-income consumers under specified circumstances; repealing a requirement that a telephone company charge an eligible subscriber a percentage of a specified tariff under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Human Resources to provide specified information to local telephone companies to the extent allowed by State law in addition to federal law and until specified eligibility is determined; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 533 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [SB-660]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act [SB-571]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to monitor and assess the impact of potential and actual federal changes to specified health care programs and to provide recommendations for State and local action to protect the access of residents of the State to affordable health coverage; providing for the composition of the Commission; authorizing the Commission to convene specified workgroups; requiring the Commission to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/06/2017
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State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Prescription Drugs and Devices - Copayment or Coinsurance Requirements [SB-568]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to ensure that the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program complies with a provision of the Insurance Article that prohibits a copayment or coinsurance requirement for a covered prescription drug or device that exceeds the retail price of the prescription drug or device.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Education - Identity Protection and Credit Monitoring Services (Student Identity Protection Act) [HB-704]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to provide identity protection and credit monitoring services for at least 5 years for current and former students whose personal information has been compromised by a breach of a public school's or a local school system's computer network in violation of a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Referred To Interim Study By Ways And Means on 03/18/2017
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Public Health - Expensive Drugs - Manufacturer Reporting and Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee [HB-666]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before March 31 each year, the manufacturer of an expensive drug sold or offered for sale in the State to file with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene a specified annual report; establishing the Drug Price Transparency Advisory Committee; requiring a manufacturer of an expensive drug to file a notice with the Secretary before increasing a specified price or a specified cost by more than a specified percentage or amount during specified periods of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017