Consumer Protection
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [SB-783]
Requiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to implement certain software for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for residential solar energy and energy storage systems and main electric panel urgrades and derates on or before August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; etc.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to the use of artificial intelligence. [HB-2707]
As introduced, requires a person to include a disclosure on certain content generated by artificial intelligence that the content was generated using artificial intelligence; makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 to distribute certain content generated using artificial intelligence without the required disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 47.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to payments by consumers. [HB-2798]
As introduced, prohibits a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail, and who employs at least six employees, from requiring a buyer to pay using credit for in-person transactions; requires a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail to accept legal tender when offered by the buyer as payment; violations treated as a prohibited practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to payments by consumers. [SB-2615]
As introduced, prohibits a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail, and who employs at least six employees, from requiring a buyer to pay using credit for in-person transactions; requires a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail to accept legal tender when offered by the buyer as payment; violations treated as a prohibited practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Alabama Regular Session 2024
Seafood products, country of origin notification, correct name, differentiate between farm-raised and wild fish; required for food service establishments [HB-66]
Seafood products, country of origin notification, correct name, differentiate between farm-raised and wild fish; required for food service establishments
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65, Chapter 4, relative to the "Motor Vehicle Consumer Privacy Act of 2024." [HB-2615]
As introduced, creates the "Motor Vehicle Consumer Privacy Act of 2024." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65, Chapter 4.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law) [SB-723]
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of baby food for toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufacturers of baby food to make certain information related to the testing and a link to certain guidance and information publicly available on the manufacturer's website; requiring a consumer to report baby food to the Maryland Department of Health if the consumer believes the baby food is being sold with toxic heavy metals; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Water Utilities Shutoff Protections [SB-710]
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reasons; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service on receipt of certain information; and prohibiting the sale of property solely to enforce a lien imposed for unpaid water, sewer, or sanitary system charges, fees, or assessments except in certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
General Provisions - Damages or Losses - Definition [HB-832]
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.
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Utah 2024 General Session
Truth in Advertising Amendments [HB-435]
Truth in Advertising Amendments
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to the use of artificial intelligence. [SB-2431]
As introduced, requires a person to include a disclosure on certain content generated by artificial intelligence that the content was generated using artificial intelligence; makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 to distribute certain content generated using artificial intelligence without the required disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 47.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to consumer protection. [HB-2593]
As introduced, removes an obsolete provision that applied penalties and remedies of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 to a repealed part of the Code. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to synthetic media. [SB-2460]
As introduced, creates a violation under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a person or entity that alters the appearance, action, or speech of an individual through the use of synthetic media in a communication that is knowingly distributed publicly with the intent to malign, slander, defame, or otherwise intentionally mislead the public and damage the reputation of the individual. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to parking. [SB-2435]
As introduced, prohibits a person engaged in the business of installing vehicle immobilization devices on motor vehicles from installing a device on a motor vehicle after sunset or before sunrise. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to parking. [HB-2507]
As introduced, prohibits a person engaged in the business of installing vehicle immobilization devices on motor vehicles from installing a device on a motor vehicle after sunset or before sunrise. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Internet Reliability Act [HB-5367]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that Internet Service Providers, or "ISPs", shall be considered a telecommunications utility for regulatory purposes by the Public Service Commission.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to synthetic media. [HB-2340]
As introduced, creates a violation under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a person or entity that alters the appearance, action, or speech of an individual through the use of synthetic media in a communication that is knowingly distributed publicly with the intent to malign, slander, defame, or otherwise intentionally mislead the public and damage the reputation of the individual. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. [SB-2148]
As enacted, requires financial institutions and insurers to make determinations about the provision or denial of services based on certain analysis; prohibits financial institutions and insurers from denying or canceling services to a person, or otherwise discriminating against a person, based upon certain factors, including the person's political opinions, speech, or affiliations, or religious beliefs, religious exercise, or religious affiliations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to Safe Harbor for Cybersecurity Programs [HB-5338]
The purpose of this bill is to all create the Consumer Data Protection Act; establishing a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the state; creating definitions; limiting application to all persons that conduct business in the state and either control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers or derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data and control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers; providing for exemptions; delineating responsibilities and privacy protection standards
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