Maryland House Bill 131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a contract or a proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services from including a provision waiving the consumer's right to make a specified statement; prohibiting a person from threatening or seeking enforcement of a specified contract provision; prohibiting a person from penalizing a consumer for making a specified statement; providing that the Act does not limit a person from including in a specified contract a provision prohibiting a consumer from making specified disclosures; etc.

Commercial Law - Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts - Prohibition

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]

Del. David Moon [D]

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]

Del. C.T. Wilson [D]

2016-03-29 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (132-7) (Y: 132 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-12	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96
2016-04-05	House	Returned Passed
2016-04-04	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2016-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2016-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2016-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2016-03-30	Senate	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-22	Senate	First Reading Finance
2016-02-19	House	Third Reading Passed (132-7)
2016-02-17	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-02-17	House	Floor Committee Amendment {403093/1 Adopted
2016-02-17	House	Favorable with Amendments {153193/1 Report Adopted
2016-02-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2016-02-03	House	Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
2016-01-22	House	Hearing cancelled
2016-02-03	House	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-01-20	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0131?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0131f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0131t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/Chapters_noln/CH_96_hb0131t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0131_15319301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0131_40309301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0131.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0131_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0131_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0131,h-0100&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0131,s-0934&stab=02&ys=2016RS