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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.244 188th (2013 - 2014)

An Act to prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement

By Mr. Madden of Nantucket, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 244) of Timothy R. Madden and others for legislation to prevent the automatic signing up of consumers for products or services . Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Timothy R. Madden

Bill History

Displaying 8 actions for Bill H.244
Date Branch Action
1/22/2013 House Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
1/22/2013 Senate Senate concurred
1/28/2014 Joint Hearing scheduled for 01/28/2014 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in B-1
4/29/2014 House Reporting date extended to Tuesday, June 3, 2014, pending concurrence
5/1/2014 Senate Senate concurred
6/5/2014 House Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
7/7/2014 House Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
1/6/2015 House No further action taken

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