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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electronic Transactions Protection Act - Repeal [HB-611]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the Electronic Transactions Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/09/2024
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Electronic Transactions Protection Act - Repeal [SB-534]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the Electronic Transactions Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances [HB-548]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding any changes to State law, policies, and practices needed to create a program that enables broad, equitable, and affordable access to psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 792 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets [SB-539]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring the listing for a ticket and each step of a transaction to purchase a ticket to disclose certain information, including the total price of the ticket; repealing the exceptions to the prohibition against a reseller selling or offering to sell speculative tickets; prohibiting a secondary ticket exchange from providing a marketplace for the resale of a ticket that violates the Act; and requiring a ticket issuer, secondary ticket exchange, or reseller to provide a refund under certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 456 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [HB-455]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, for periods beginning after December 31, 2026, that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 729 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit [SB-456]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a local delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder that is authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a certain delivery service permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 775 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements [HB-454]
[Taxes ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "tax information" for purposes of law governing the confidentiality and disclosure of tax information; authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of certain tax information to certain tax compliance organizations and governmental entities to assist the Comptroller in tax compliance activity; requiring the Comptroller to require the party to whom the information is to be disclosed to enter into a written, binding agreement regarding the use and security of the tax information; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 728 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Recordation - Procedures [SB-423]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a county treasurer, tax collector, or director of finance to provide a certificate enumerating certain taxes, assessments, and charges against a property and to establish certain procedures to facilitate the issuance of a certificate; requiring a collecting agent presented with a certificate to endorse a deed on payment of transfer and recordation taxes and all charges stated in the certificate and establishing that this endorsement is sufficient authority for a transfer on the assessment books; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary James
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 362 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - Local Gaming and Authorization for Electronic Tip Jar Dispensers [SB-415]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing, subject to certain provisions of law, a person that operates a tip jar in Frederick County to operate an electronic tip jar dispenser that does not connect to the Internet or to a server; altering certain obsolete language in provisions of law governing gaming in Frederick County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 690 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements [HB-419]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring certain businesses that use a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose to whom the tip will be allocated and display a tip amount that is set at zero by default; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Paint Stewardship [SB-325]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint beginning January 1, 2026 unless an approved Paint Stewardship Program has been implemented by certain producers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 588 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - Local Gaming and Authorization for Electronic Tip Jar Dispensers [HB-277]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing, subject to certain provisions of law, a person that operates a tip jar in Frederick County to operate an electronic tip jar dispenser that does not connect to the Internet or to a server; altering certain obsolete language in provisions of law governing gaming in Frederick County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 689 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Third-Party Service Providers - Examinations [HB-250]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine a third-party service provider as to services and activities performed on behalf of an entity licensed or chartered by the Office of Financial Regulation; requiring the Commissioner to notify a certain licensed person of any examination of any third-party service provider who performs activities relating to financial services on behalf of the licensed person; authorizing the Commissioner to accept the results of an examination by certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 422 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales - Return and Exchange Policy (Right to Refund Information Act) [SB-24]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, before the completion of certain retail sales transactions, that merchants provide to consumers notice of the merchants' refund and exchange policies or policies of no refunds or exchanges by conspicuously displaying a certain notice; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, deceptive, or abusive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Paint Stewardship [HB-1]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint beginning January 1, 2026 unless an approved Paint Stewardship Program has been implemented by certain producers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study E-Commerce Monopolies in the State (E-Commerce Antimonopoly Study of 2024) [HB-53]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study E-Commerce Monopolies in the State to investigate the business practices and industry impacts of e-commerce businesses that individually have annual revenue exceeding $10,000,000,000, have a presence in the State, and are engaged in selling on their own online platforms first- and third-party products; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
NC Junk Fee Prevention Act [HB-714]
[Consumer Protection ]
NC Junk Fee Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa Gill
Passed 1st Reading on 04/19/2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
No Centrl Bank Digital Currency Pmts to State [HB-690]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
No Centrl Bank Digital Currency Pmts to State
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Brody
Ch. Sl 2024-48 on 09/09/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 [HB-600]
[Economic Development ]
Regulatory Reform Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell
Ch. Sl 2023-137 on 10/10/2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
State Surplus Property/Third-Party Auctions [SB-672]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
State Surplus Property/Third-Party Auctions
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McInnis
Sequential Referral To Finance Added After State And Local Government on 04/25/2023