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HB 139

EnactedCrossfile SB 134
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Consumer Protection - Electronic Transactions - Sale and Lease of Vehicles

Sponsor: Brian M. Crosby (District 29B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 71 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that only a dealer may contract for the sale and delivery of a vehicle by electronic means except under certain circumstances; providing that a consumer shall be deemed not to have agreed to enter into a transaction for the sale or lease of a vehicle with a dealer by electronic means unless the dealer provides the consumer with certain documents and a reasonable opportunity to review the documents before providing an electronic signature; requiring that a vehicle be delivered at a certain location and within a certain time period; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSchneiderman, FranzlobbyistAuto Consumer AlliancePosition only
FAVDelegate Crosby, Delegate CrosbylegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWASakamoto-Wengel, SteveConsumer Protection DivisionOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMartz, TravislobbyistMD Automobile Dealers AssnOral
FWAwhite, marcelinelobbyistmcrcWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchneiderman, FranzAuto Consumer AllianceRegistered for: Auto Consumer Alliance; Consumer Auto
FWAMartz, TravisMD Automobile Dealers AssnRegistered for: Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
FWAwhite, marcelinemcrcRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition