Consumer Protection
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [SB-998]
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: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024) [SB-930]
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and materials be provided to a consumer; subjecting financial institutions to treble damages; subjecting financial institutions to liability for violation of the Act; prohibiting waiver of consumer rights under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Technology Advisory Commission - Established [SB-955]
Establishing the Technology Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science developments and use in the State; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 for the Commission; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Consumer Council - Name Change [HB-996]
Changing the name of the Consumer Council in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to the Consumer Protection Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer White Holland
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 482 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling [SB-911]
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: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions [SB-952]
Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; prohibiting an assisted living referrer from requesting payment for a referral more than 2 years after the referral was made; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to maintain a certain database of approved assisted living programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 839 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [SB-951]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework for reliability and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [HB-1028]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup to study certain standards related to EV charging stations; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework and recommendations to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 453 on 05/09/2024
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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) [SB-1104]
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 this 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 [SB-986]
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 the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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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) [SB-959]
Requiring an investor-owned electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring an investor-owned electric company to attempt to achieve a reasonable enrollment target for the 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 adopt certain regulations by May 1, 2025, regarding the interconnection of certain systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/09/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet [SB-637]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the public disclosure of an individual's personal information on the internet in certain circumstances; and provide penalty for violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Rucker
Filed For Introduction on 02/21/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
Social Media Amendments [HB-464]
Social Media Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Cullimore
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/13/2024
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Alabama Regular Session 2024
Food Products, manufacture and distribution of meat from cultured animal cells prohibited [SB-23]
Food Products, manufacture and distribution of meat from cultured animal cells prohibited
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Williams
Enacted on 05/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Public Welfare Actions - Determinations and Settlements [HB-922]
Requiring the factfinder in a public welfare action to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to public welfare claims; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
General Provisions - Damages or Losses - Definition [SB-839]
Defining "damages" or "losses" in statutory causes of action to protect civil rights or consumer rights and providing that "damages" or "losses" includes reasonable nominal damages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 883 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements [HB-879]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; requiring persons that provide financial assistance payments, discounts, product vouchers, or other out-of-pocket expenses to notify an insured or enrollee of certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Finance on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) [HB-896]
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a merchant to provide to the employees of the merchant training on identification of gift card fraud; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years: etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (senators Kramer, Hayes And Mautz) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Scam Awareness Pilot Program - Establishment (Don't Scam Maryland Act of 2024) [SB-834]
Establishing the Scam Awareness Pilot Program in the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to identify common scamming methods used against individuals in the State and to develop and disseminate certain consumer safety messages; requiring the Division to engage certain stakeholders to provide input on the Pilot Program; and requiring the Division to report on the Pilot Program to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024