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 History
| 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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