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HOUSE BILL 829

CHAPTER NUMBER: 397
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 413

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Impallaria, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, and V. Turner

Entitled:
Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products

Synopsis:

Abolishing in specified civil actions a defense of indirect contact with the person on whose behalf the action is brought for a person that sells, distributes, or otherwise disposes of food, drugs, cosmetics, and specified other health-related products; authorizing the person to prove that all or any part of an alleged overcharge ultimately was passed on to another person by a purchaser or seller in the chain of manufacture, production, or distribution who paid the alleged overcharge; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (126-9)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 397

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 11-209 , 11-209 )

Health - General
( 21-1114 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 292713/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed (126-9)
Senate
April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-2)


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