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HOUSE BILL 379

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Feldman, and Frick

Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified arbitration organizations to collect, publish, and make available to the public specified information relating to binding arbitrations to which a consumer is a party; requiring the information to be reported beginning on a specified day and to be updated at least quarterly thereafter; requiring the information to be made available to the public in a specified manner; providing that the information may be considered in making a specified determination; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/28
First Reading Economic Matters
2/10
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (115-25)
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Unfavorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Arbitration -see also- Mediation
Attorneys` Fees
Attorney General
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Court Costs
Disclosure
Electronic Government
Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Public Information
Reports
Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-3801 , 14-3802 , 14-3803 , 14-3804 , 14-3805 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
House
Number: 733999/01     Offered on: March 23, 2010   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
House
Economic Matters
Senate
Finance

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 22, 2010: Third Reading Passed (115-25)



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