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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data [HB-29]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring certain entities that process electronic payment transactions to exclude, under certain circumstances, the amount of tax and gratuity included in the electronic payment transaction from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged; requiring certain credit and debit card issuers to credit a merchant who provides certain documentation with the amount of the interchange fee charged on the amount of tax and gratuity included in an electronic payment transaction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/08/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement – Electronic Transactions – Clarification of Fees Due [HB-284]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Specifying that fees collected for electronic transactions for procurements are those due to the State and not any fees due to a third party.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 53 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - Electronic Transactions - Clarification of Fees Due [SB-196]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Specifying that fees collected for electronic transactions for procurements are those due to the State and not any fees due to a third party.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 54 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals [SB-49]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [HB-87]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Ways And Means And Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – False Advertising – Digital Goods [HB-208]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Prohibiting a person that is a seller from advertising or offering for sale a digital good using certain terminology unless, before executing the sale, a certain affirmative acknowledgment is received from the purchaser or a certain clear and conspicuous statement is provided by the seller; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 04/22/2025
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Revise Law on Sale & Resale of Tickets [SB-894]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Revise Law on Sale & Resale of Tickets
Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Chaudhuri
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services [HB-1515]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales and from certain sales of dyed diesel fuel to which the sales and use tax is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence Tools - Income Tax Credit and Sales and Use Tax [HB-1294]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from issuing a tax credit certificate for the purchase of certain cybersecurity technologies or services for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2023; altering the definition of "digital product" under the State sales and use tax to include certain artificial intelligence tools; allowing a credit against the State income tax for costs paid or incurred by a qualified buyer for certain artificial intelligence tools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [HB-1425]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-1319]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements; providing that certain payments to certain former video lottery employees may not be subtracted from the calculation of a certain benefit; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Transportation Financing - Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee (Transportation Funding Act of 2024) [HB-1215]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Pledging certain revenues from a retail delivery fee and a transportation network company impact fee to paying the principal of and interest on consolidated transportation bonds issued by the Department of Transportation; establishing a Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account in the Transportation Trust Fund; requiring the Department to allocate the funds in the Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account for certain transportation purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Event Ticket Sales [SB-1113]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Arts and Culture ]
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
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Tickets [HB-1236]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
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
Gaming – Electronic Instant Bingo Machines – Paper Tickets Option [SB-1112]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing certain electronic machines offering a game of instant bingo to provide a player the option to print a paper ticket for each game of instant bingo played.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [HB-1067]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [SB-998]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [SB-1041]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer in the State; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing a maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; and repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 918 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [SB-951]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
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