MD HB896 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years: etc.
Title
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | House | Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Senate Refuses Recede |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz) |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Senate Refuses Recede |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard) |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | House Requests Senate Recede |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard) |
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Requests Senate Recede |
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {713820/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Finance |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (101-36) |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Floor Amendment {283621/1 (Delegate Buckel) Withdrawn |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments {563828/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-02 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Same As/Similar To
SB760 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 463
Subjects
Attorney General
Awareness and Outreach
Commerce and Business
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection
Electronic Commerce
Electronic Government
Eviction
Fees
Fraud
Identification
Inspections
Job Training
Law Enforcement
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Records
Registration
Retail Sales
Standards and Best Practices
Time
Unfair Trade Practices
Awareness and Outreach
Commerce and Business
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection
Electronic Commerce
Electronic Government
Eviction
Fees
Fraud
Identification
Inspections
Job Training
Law Enforcement
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Records
Registration
Retail Sales
Standards and Best Practices
Time
Unfair Trade Practices
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Law | 13 | 301 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4601 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4602 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4603 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4604 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4605 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Commercial Law | 14 | 4606 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
