Consumer Protection
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Protecting sports fans who participate in real-money fantasy sports, skill-based contests to ensure that operators of these contests meet appropriate compliance and financial standards in order to be suitable for licensure and operation within the state. [HB-5667]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize, regulate, and tax the operation of daily fantasy sports contests in which participants utilize skill to compete against the entity operating the fantasy sports contest.
Sponsored by: Rep. Douglas Smith
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2024
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Providing for retail franchise agreements, governing law, and competition restrictions [SB-767]
The purpose of this bill is to describe franchise agreements, governing law, and competition restrictions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Barrett
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [HB-1457]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [HB-1425]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Study and Regulations [HB-1297]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the study to evaluate best practices for the safe, responsible, and ethical uses of artificial intelligence, including practices that protect the personal information of students and school personnel; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, and to adopt regulations based on the study by June 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Third Reading Passed (133-6) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling [HB-1421]
Prohibiting a person from offering for sale in the State a gene structure- or function-modifying product unless the product is labeled in a prominent and conspicuous manner with the words "Gene structure- or function-modifying product" and all potential risks, side effects, adverse effects, and other reasonably possible effects that the product may have; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicles - Standards, Requirements, and Prohibited Acts [HB-1447]
Authorizing a person to operate a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway under certain circumstances, subject to certain standards, requirements, and prohibitions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established [HB-1318]
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program in the Department of the Environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Trade or Commerce Violations [HB-1299]
Altering the applicability of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to include certain unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices in trade or commerce, including any economic activity within the State that involves or relates to any commodity or service.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/01/2024
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Alabama Regular Session 2024
Service contract providers, disclosures required in contracts and related marketing, limitation of liability, right to pay out cash value in lieu of repair or replacement, size and placement of disclosures. [HB-154]
Service contract providers, disclosures required in contracts and related marketing, limitation of liability, right to pay out cash value in lieu of repair or replacement, size and placement of disclosures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Artis McCampbell
Read First Time In House Of Origin on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Event Ticket Sales [SB-1113]
Requiring an operator, a primary ticket seller, or a ticket resale marketplace for an entertainment event to grant a ticket purchaser a refund for the purchase of a ticket under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from engaging in certain practices relating to the sale of event tickets; prohibiting a contract that controls the distribution of event tickets from including certain provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act [HB-1229]
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Tickets [HB-1236]
Requiring the listing for a ticket and each step of a transaction to purchase a ticket to disclose certain information; prohibiting a reseller from selling or offering to sell a ticket for more than a certain price; prohibiting a person from restricting the transfer or resale of a ticket that was made available to the general public for purchase, subject to certain restrictions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [HB-1217]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing the maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverages manufacturers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Referred Rules on 04/03/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act [HB-1230]
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 249 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation - Exemptions and Remedies [HB-1228]
Establishing that certain provisions of law that prohibit a person from making or causing to make a certain telephone solicitation that involves using a certain automated system or playing a recorded message do not apply to a noncommercial telephone solicitation for public opinion research; authorizing a certain called party who is aggrieved by a person who violates certain provisions of law to bring an action to enjoin further violations and to recover certain damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [HB-1256]
Requiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028; authorizing the Commission to require the automatic enrollment of certain customers in a time-of-use tariff on an opt-out basis; requiring the Commission to certain adopt regulations on or before May 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities – Notice to Consumers – Out–of–Network Status (Health Care Provider Out–of–Network Information Act) [HB-1148]
Requiring out-of-network health care facilities to provide certain information to a consumer and obtain certain consent before providing a health care service; requiring that certain out-of-network status information be provided in a certain consent form; prohibiting an out-of-network health care facility from charging, billing, or attempting to collect an amount in excess of the consumer's in-network cost unless the consumer is provided certain notice and provided consent; and making a violation of the Act an unfair trade practice.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution [HB-1056]
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 962 on 05/16/2024