Maryland House Bill 128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 19 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-19 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Expanding the scope of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act by altering the definition of "consumer" to include an individual who sells or offers for sale to a merchant consumer goods or consumer realty, and altering the definition of "merchant" to include a person who directly or indirectly purchases or offers to purchase any consumer goods or consumer realty and whose business includes paying off consumer debt in connection with the purchase of consumer goods or consumer realty; etc.

Commercial Law - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Scope

Del. Curtis Anderson [D]	Del. Sam Arora [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bobo [D]	Del. John Bohanan [D]
Del. Aisha Braveboy [D]	Del. Jon Cardin [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Del. Sally Jameson [D]

2011-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 34 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 119 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-19		Approved by the Governor
2011-04-02		Third Reading Passed (34-12)
2011-04-01		Second Reading Passed
2011-04-01		Favorable Report Adopted
2011-04-05		Favorable Report by Finance
2011-03-22		Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-03-21		First Reading Finance
2011-04-03		Returned Passed
2011-03-18		Third Reading Passed (119-21)
2011-03-16		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2011-03-16		Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2011-03-15		Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2011-02-02		Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-01-24		First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2011rs/billfile/HB0128.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0128f.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0128t.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_417_hb0128T.pdf
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/0300.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/senate/0879.htm