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LEGISLATION WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS YEAR

Bill #

Topic

Sponsor

Hearing/Committee

Position/Action

Outcome
SB 88 Telemarketing  Enforcement Frosh 2/5/04 FIN   

Support/Testimony   

 

Passed Enrolled
SB 101 /

HB 504

MV Insurance Credit History Astle 

Davis 

2/17/04 FIN

2/10/04 ECON

Monitor Passed Enrolled
SB 117 /

HB 74

Social Security Number Privacy Dyson

Pendergrass

2/10/04 FIN

2/11/04 ECON

Support/Testimony   

 

Support /Testimony

 

Passed Enrolled 
SB 173 Gift Certificate Expiration Klausmeyer 2/11/04 FIN Monitor

Passed Senate 3/12/04 Unfavorable 4/12/04

SB 193 /

HB 287

Medical Malpractice Limits Admin 3/4/04 JP

3/2/04 JUD

Oppose /Testimony

Oppose /Testimony

Unfavorable 3/23/04
SB 239 /

HB 364

Small Loans - Attorney's Fees Astle

Moe

3/17/04 FIN

2/18/04 ECON

Monitor Unfavorable 3/26/04 Unfavorable 3/26/04  
SB 241

Insurance - Claims History

Frosh 2/17/04 ECON Support / Testimony

Unfavorable 3/19/04

SB 243 /

HB 321

Arbitration - Uniform Act By Request

By Request

3/4/04 JP

2/19/04 JUD

Oppose Withdrawn

Unfavorable 3/1/04

SB 257 /

HB 457

Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution Frosh

Petzold

2/11/04 JP

2/17/04 JUD

Support / Testimony

Support / Testimony

Passed Enrolled
SB 288 /

HB 1298

Assault Weapons Ban Garagiola

Quinter

2/10/04 JP

3/15/04 JUD

Support / Testimony

Support / Testimony

Unfavorable 4/5/04
SB 325 /

HB 191

Identity Theft Task Force Jones

Lee

3/9/04 JP

1/28/04 JUD

Support / Testimony

Support / Testimony

Unfavorable 3/23/04      Passed House  3/5/04
SB 380 Utilities - Social Security Number Jones 02/26/04 FIN Oppose

Unfavorable

3/8/04

SB 515  Bankruptcy Exemptions Frosh 3/11/04 JP Support / Testimony

Returned Passed 4/9/04

SB 533 /

HB 833

Homeowner's Insurance Cancellation Astle

McHale

3/16/04 FIN

2/17/04 ECON

Monitor

Returned Passed

Returned Passed 

SB 613 /

HB 1503

Auto Manufacturers Warranty Repairs Forehand

Bronrott

3/2/04 JP

3/26/04 ENV

Support / Testimony

Support

Passed Enrolled
SB 654  Energy Savings Investment Fund Frosh 2/26/04 FIN

ECON

Support / Testimony

 

 

Favorable w/Amendments 3/26/04 Unfavorable 4/10/04
SB 932 Consumer Reporting Agencies Gladden 3/30/04 FIN Monitor Unfavorable 4/1/04
HB 2 Do Not Call Speaker ECON 2/25/04 Support w/ Amendments Favorable w/Amendments 3/24/04
HB 43 Gift Certificate Expiration Boettler 2/4/04
HB 72 Decryption Pendergrass 1/27/04 JUD Monitor

Unfavorable

2/16/04

HB 255 Identity Fraud Ramirez 2/17/04 JUD Monitor Unfavorable 3/1/04
HB 349 Credit Cards - Zip Codes Minnick 2/11/04 ECON
HB 458 Credit Card Numbers - Truncation Conroy 2/11/04 ECON Monitor Withdrawn  2/23/04
HB 487 Do Not Call Claggett 2/25/04 ECON Monitor Unfavorable 3/24/04
HB 858 Mortgage Broker Fees Carter 3/9/04 ECON Support / Testimony Favorable w/Amendments 4/4/04
HB 1025 Mortgage Brokers - Definition Wood 3/9/04 ECON Oppose / Testimony Passed both houses - different versions
HB 1196  Real Property / Recordation Rosenberg 3/5/04 ENV Support / Testimony Favorable w/Amendments 3/26/04
HB 1222 Motor Vehicles - Credit History Krysiak 2/24/04 ECON Support / Testimony Unfavorable 3/15/04
HB 1481 Mortgage Lending Vaughn RULES Monitor
HB 1501 Credit Card Disclosures Moe 3/17/04 ECON Support / Testimony Withdrawn 4/5/04
HB 1537 Task Force- Subprime Lending Carter 3/25/04 ECON Monitor Unfavorable 4/7/04

All hearings scheduled for 1:00 unless otherwise noted. To see copies of the bills click on the bill number.

Also see Maryland Consumers'  Letter on Gun Safety sent to all members of the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

 

07/10/02 03:45:00 PM