Maryland Senate Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering certain classes of goods and services for which a person may register a mark; prohibiting a person from registering a certain name or surname as a mark; requiring an applicant for registration or renewal of a mark to submit 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; prohibiting the specimens or reproductions from including business papers, including letterhead, business cards or envelopes; requiring the Secretary of State to include a full description of the mark on a certificate of registration; etc.

Business Regulation - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names - Registration

Senate Finance Committee

2020-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2020-03-15	House	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-29	House	Referred Economic Matters
2020-01-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2020-01-24	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-01-24	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {197071/1 Adopted
2020-01-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-12-19	Senate	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-08	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-08-26	Senate	Pre-filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business Regulation	1	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	406	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	409	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	1	411	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0023?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0023f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0023t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0023_19707101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0023_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0023_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0112.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1181.pdf