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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [SB-1047]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an identification card or a driver's license of an individual to obtain personal information of the individual; prohibiting a person from retaining, selling, or transferring to another person any information collected from scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license under certain circumstances; providing a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
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Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Consumer Data Protection [SB-1031]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to allow vehicle dealers to furnish certain consumer data in a certain manner; authorizing manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches, or their agents, to access data management systems with express written consent of the dealer; prohibiting manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches from taking adverse action against dealers that refuse to grant access to certain data; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 04/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [HB-979]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a certain insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a certain premium tax on certain premiums paid by certain persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; specifying the state of residence for different types of policies; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on certain travel protection plans and certain applicable provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Ticket Website Domain Names [HB-740]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Prohibiting a person who owns, operates, or controls a ticket website from using in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the ticket website certain lower-level domain names that contain the name of the venue for which the tickets grant admission, the name of certain entertainment events, or certain other names; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 825 on 05/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Licenses – Modifications [HB-47]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems retailer license to make sales to consumers through the mail, a computer network, a telephonic network, or another electronic network; authorizing the holder of an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler distributor license or an electronic nicotine delivery systems wholesaler importer license to sell electronic nicotine delivery systems to vape shop vendors; authorizing licensed vape shop vendors to make certain purchases from certain distributors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Motor Vehicle Rentals [HB-1759]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing provisions of law governing the rental of personal motor vehicles to other persons in a certain manner; establishing that certain persons may rent only certain classes of personal motor vehicles to other persons; prohibiting a renter of a personal motor vehicle from using the motor vehicle for certain purposes; prohibiting a certain person from renting a personal motor vehicle to another person unless certain requirements are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Commercial Law - Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality [HB-1654]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Specifying the circumstances under which a broadband Internet access service provider may handle certain customer personal information in a certain manner; establishing a mechanism through which a broadband Internet access service provider may obtain customer consent to have certain personal information handled in a certain manner; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that if the State or a municipality provides broadband Internet services, they may not impose use restrictions that prohibit the exercise of free speech; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Credit Card Processors - Service Agreements [HB-1647]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Requiring a credit card processor to send a services agreement summary to businesses with whom it has, or intends to have, a services agreement; requiring a business to acknowledge a services agreement by signing, dating, and returning a copy of the summary of the services agreement to the credit card processor; requiring a credit card processor to provide written notice regarding a services agreement renewal 90 days before a business entity must cancel the agreement to prevent automatic renewal; applying the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Limited Residential Lodging [HB-1604]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring innkeepers and hosting platform operators that offer certain types of limited residential lodging to operate in a certain manner; requiring that certain records be made available to certain entities; authorizing certain entities to order an innkeeper to cease and desist from offering limited residential lodging; providing that a hosting platform operator may not, except under certain circumstances, participate in or facilitate certain booking transactions; authorizing certain local jurisdictions to adopt certain laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Courts - Business and Technology Court [HB-1071]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a Business and Technology Court; establishing the purpose, jurisdiction, and appropriate venue of the business court; requiring the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to appoint three or four nominated judges to the business court; requiring and authorizing certain administrative judges to nominate certain circuit court judges for consideration for the business court; establishing the compensation of business court judges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Electronic Licensing - Voluntary Donations [HB-104]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process through which an individual who purchases a license, permit, or registration through the electronic licensing system may make a voluntary monetary donation to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund at the time the license, permit, or registration is purchased in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to collect the donations made under the Act and distribute the proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Recreational License Donation Program and Fund – Program Extension and Fund Name Change [SB-95]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Changing the name of the Recreational License Donation Fund to the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund; extending the termination date for certain provisions of law establishing the recreational license donation program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Taxation of Online Sales – Marketplace Facilitators and Sellers of Other Tobacco Products [SB-728]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Altering the distribution of certain sales and use tax revenue; altering the definition of "vendor", under the sales and use tax, to include certain marketplace facilitators and marketplace sellers; requiring a marketplace facilitator to collect the sales and use tax on certain sales to a buyer in the State; providing that a marketplace facilitator is not liable for a failure to collect certain sales and use taxes except under certain circumstances; requiring certain out-of-state sellers to pay the tobacco tax on certain items; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Commercial Law – Credit Card Processors – Merchant Processing Agreements [SB-694]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a credit card processor from assessing or charging a fee, fine, or penalty that exceeds $500 if a business entity cancels a merchant processing agreement, or any fee, fine, or penalty if a business entity terminates a merchant processing agreement after the expiration of the initial term; requiring a merchant processing agreement to include certain information; requiring that certain information be provided in a certain manner in a merchant processing agreement; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax – Short–Term Rentals [SB-533]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring certain short-term rental platforms to collect the sales and use tax on the sale of the right to occupy certain short-term rentals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 758 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-414]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for certain General Assembly candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to administer the system; requiring the Comptroller to credit to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund money collected under certain provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of certain candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-137]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Clarifying voting procedures in certain cumulative voting elections; clarifying the term of a certain director of a corporation elected to fill a vacancy; altering the authority of certain holders of stock to take or consent to certain action; altering the circumstances in which certain holders of stock may take certain action or consent to a certain action by delivering a consent in writing or by electronic transmission; clarifying the time by which a parent corporation is required to provide a certain notice in a certain merger; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 289 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Payment of Fees [SB-113]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the manner in which an applicant for a handgun permit is required to pay a certain fee to allow payment by electronic check, credit card, or a method of online payment approved by the Secretary of State Police.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Payment of Fees [HB-92]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the manner in which an applicant for a handgun permit is required to pay a certain fee to allow for payment by electronic check, credit card, or a method of online payment approved by the Secretary of State Police.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Qualified Maryland Toll Expenses [HB-889]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain tolls paid through the use of the E-ZPass Maryland program; providing that the subtraction modification does not apply unless the amount of qualified toll expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year equals or exceeds $300; requiring a taxpayer to submit certain documentation to qualify for the subtraction modification; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019