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HOUSE BILL 863

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:
Delegates La Vay, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Mitchell, McClenahan, McHale, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

Entitled:
Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act

Synopsis:

Making specified provisions that apply to guaranties of consumer products applicable to service contracts; requiring service contracts to be in writing and to include specified information and terms; authorizing the cancellation of a service contract by the person guaranteed under specified circumstances; providing that specified service contracts are void under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
2/8
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/15
Governor vetoed - Duplicative
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISCLOSURE
WARRANTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-401 , 14-402 , 14-403 , 14-404 , 14-405 , 14-406 , 14-407 , 14-408 , 14-409 , 14-409 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 043194/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Senate
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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