Business Regulation - Cellular Phone Carriers - Authorized Users
Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 334 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a cellular phone carrier to allow a customer of record who is responsible for payment of an account to have the option to designate other individuals as authorized users on the customer's account and to allow an authorized user to take certain actions in connection with the account.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubacky, Patricia | Retired | Oral |
| FAV | Rubacky, Patricia | Retired | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Harting, Martalobbyist | Venable | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…