Maryland Senate Bill 353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 312
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a person who charges a fee for certain veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals services to provide a written disclosure statement to and obtain written acknowledgment of the disclosure statement from certain individuals under certain circumstances; requiring a certain person who charges a fee for providing certain veterans benefits appeals services to include a certain notice in advertisements for those services; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation; etc.

Veterans – Benefits and Benefits Appeals Services – Disclosure Requirements

Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

2021-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 312
2021-04-12	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2021-04-08	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-08	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2021-03-17	House	Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-19	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2021-02-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-02-16	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-02-16	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-02-12	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-02	Senate	Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m.
2021-02-02	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-02-01	Senate	Hearing 2/02 at 2:30 p.m.
2021-02-01	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-19	Senate	Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m.
2021-01-19	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-06	Senate	Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-09-22	Senate	Pre-filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Government	9	905.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	913	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0353?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0353f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0353t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_312_sb0353t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0353_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0353_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0245.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1348.pdf