2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB194: Consumer Protection - Retail Sales - Payment or Reimbursement of Shipping Costs

Legislative Summary

Establishing that a consumer may request a merchant pay or refund the full amount of shipping costs incurred to return an item that is damaged, faulty, or sent in error; requiring a merchant that received a payment or refund request to provide the consumer a prepaid shipping label after receiving the request or refund the full incurred shipping costs to the consumer within 30 days after receiving the item returned from the consumer; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to civil penalties; etc.

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Bill History

6/26/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/12 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Floor Amendment {193626/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Withdrawn
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Floor Amendment {953226/1 (Delegate Queen) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Floor Amendment {633720/1 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (97-36)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 193626/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Withdrawn

Floor Amendment 193626/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Withdrawn

2/12/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 953226/1 (Delegate Queen) Adopted

Floor Amendment 953226/1 (Delegate Queen) Adopted

2/12/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 633720/1 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted

Floor Amendment 633720/1 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted

2/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/14/2025
97
Yea
36
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Frank Conaway
Frank Conaway
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/12/2025104.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/202591.7 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197038.9 KB