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MDHB36PassProhibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjus...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 826
MDHB97PassRequiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for certain toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufact...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 953
MDHB353PassDefining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 840
MDSB362PassAltering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering, from December 1, 2024, to January 15, 2027, the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and s...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 717
MDHB676PassAltering certain provisions of law authorizing certain activity by manufacturers of investigational drugs, biological products, or devices under the Right to Try Act to apply to manufacturers of certain individualized investigational treatments; alte...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 960
MDSB723PassRequiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of baby food for toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufacturers of baby food to make certain inform...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 954
MDHB832PassDefining "damages" or "losses" in statutory causes of action to protect civil rights or consumer rights and providing that "damages" or "losses" includes reasonable nominal damages.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 884
MDSB839PassDefining "damages" or "losses" in statutory causes of action to protect civil rights or consumer rights and providing that "damages" or "losses" includes reasonable nominal damages.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 883
MDHB1063PassAltering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 934
MDHB1056PassProhibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the C...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 962
MDHB1229PassRequiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom pro...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748
MDSB952PassEstablishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 839
MDSB41PassAltering the items of information that a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including in a consumer credit report.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 619
MDSB1PassAltering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity supply agreements or ...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 537
MDHB262PassAltering the items of information that a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including in a consumer credit report.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 618
MDHB397PassRequiring gas companies serving at least 75,000 customers in their distribution territories and authorizing gas companies serving fewer than 75,000 customers to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems on or before October ...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564
MDHB567PassEstablishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to es...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 454
MDSB541PassRegulating the manner in which a controller or a processor in possession of a consumer's personal data may process the consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455
MDSB539PassRequiring the listing for a ticket and each step of a transaction to purchase a ticket to disclose certain information, including the total price of the ticket; repealing the exceptions to the prohibition against a reseller selling or offering to sel...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
MDHB603PassRequiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for cer...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461
MDHB622PassProhibiting consumer reporting agencies from including in a consumer report certain records relating to a criminal proceeding involving a consumer; and prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from relying on information in certain criminal proceedin...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432
MDSB571PassRequiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protectio...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
MDSB570PassRequiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territo...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563
MDSB760PassProhibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a certain merchant to provide training to all employees of the merchant on identifying and responding...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 463
MDHB864PassRequiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain program...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539
MDHB996PassChanging the name of the Consumer Council in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to the Consumer Protection Commission.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 482
MDSB951PassEstablishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework for reliability and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education,...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 452
MDHB1028PassEstablishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup to study certain standards related to EV charging stations; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework and recommendations to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 453
MDSB959PassRequiring an investor-owned electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring an investor-owned electric company to attempt to achieve a reasonable enrollment target for the tariffs by ...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
MDHB1256PassRequiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 476
MDHB457PassRequiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with represe...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567
MDSB783PassRequiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipalit...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
MDSB46PassEstablishing the unenforceability of contracts for the sale of condominium units that do not contain a statement by the vendor or the unit owner as to whether the vendor or owner has actual knowledge of the presence of asbestos in the condominium, in...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291
MDHB143PassEstablishing the unenforceability of contracts for the sale of condominium units that do not contain a statement by the vendor or unit owner as to whether the vendor or unit owner has actual knowledge of the presence of asbestos in the condominium, i...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292
MDSB125PassRequiring the seller of residential real property located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to include a certain addendum, written in conspicuous type, to the contract for the sale of the property; requiring the addendu...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352
MDHB486PassRequiring the seller of residential real property located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to provide the buyer with an addendum to the contract for the sale of the property that contains the identification of the Supe...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351
MDSB680PassRequiring the judge or jury in certain actions to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
MDHB1047PassProviding that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
MDHB1230PassProhibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249
MDHB1228PassEstablishing that certain provisions of law that prohibit a person from making or causing to make a certain telephone solicitation that involves using a certain automated system or playing a recorded message do not apply to a noncommercial telephone ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 214
MDSB217PassConforming provisions of State health insurance law with existing federal requirements, including by updating effective dates for federal regulations, clarifying federal consumer protection regulations resulting from changes to the federal No Surpris...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 118
MDHB30PassConforming provisions of State health insurance law with existing federal requirements, including updating effective dates for federal regulations, clarifying federal consumer protection regulations resulting from changes to the federal No Surprises ...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 117
MDSB231Engross

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Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client during the progress of a loss-producing occurrence or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; requiring a public a...
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2024-04-08
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Fraser-Hidalgo, Qi and Wilson)
MDSB445Engross

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Defining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB896Engross

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Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a merchant to provide to the employees of the merchant training on identification of gift card fraud;...
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2024-04-08
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)
MDSB949Engross

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Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB986Engross

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Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Co...
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2024-04-06
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB701Engross

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Requiring the listing for a ticket and each step of a transaction to purchase a ticket to disclose certain information, including the total price of the ticket with fees and taxes; prohibiting a reseller from selling or offering to sell tickets for m...
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2024-04-03
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1217Engross

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Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery...
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2024-04-03
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1299Engross

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Altering the applicability of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to include certain unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices in trade or commerce, including any economic activity within the State that involves or relates to any commodity or se...
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2024-04-01
Unfavorable Report by Finance
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