SB 723

Consumer Protection - Right to Repair

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an original equipment manufacturer to make available, on certain terms, certain materials or updates to an independent repair provider or owner of digital electronic equipment; providing that a violation of certain provisions of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakamoto-Wengel, Steve	OAG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Link, Rob	Repair.org	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rossmann, Louis	Rossmann Repair Group Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	clean water action	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Jessa	ipad rehab microsoldering	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnett, Collin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bloch, Maxwell	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Byrne, Brian	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gordon-Byrne, Gay	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mercimer, Sam	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rogers, Andrew	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rogers, Andrew	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Keane, John	AHAM	Position only
UNF	Lambert, Tim	Alban Cat	Oral
UNF	McCabe, Lisa	CTIA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schaeffer, Allen	Diesel Technology Forum	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Golant, Ben	ESA	Position only
UNF	Gunter, Kathryn	ESA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gladhill, Maurice	Gladhill Tractor	Oral
UNF	Favzza, John	MCA	Position only
UNF	Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist	MD Tech Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fortier-Brown, Adam	Marine Retailers Association of the Americas	Written (PDF)
UNF	Zellers, Executive Director, Susan	Marine Trades Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jamali, Drake	Security Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brighton, Dustin	Security Innovation Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Albert, Larry	Stanley Black & Decker	Position only
INFO	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AHAMUNF 1

Alban CatUNF 1

clean water actionFAV 1

CTIAUNF 1

Diesel Technology ForumUNF 1

ESAUNF 2

Gladhill TractorUNF 1

ipad rehab microsolderingFAV 1

Marine Retailers Association of the AmericasUNF 1

Marine Trades Association of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Farm BureauINFO 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

MCAUNF 1

MD Tech CouncilUNF 1

OAGFAV 1

Repair.orgFAV 1

Rossmann Repair Group IncFAV 1

Security Industry AssociationUNF 1

Security Innovation CenterUNF 1

Stanley Black & DeckerUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVRanson, Emilyclean water actionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFTabuteau, RichardMD Tech CouncilRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet…