HB0103 — Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waivers
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering certain exemptions relating to a prohibition on a consumer contract that sets a shorter time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract under certain circumstances; prohibiting a consumer contract from waiving, limiting, impairing, or disclaiming certain remedies if authorized by federal or State law, subject to certain exemptions and a certain exception; prohibiting a waiver by agreement of certain provisions in the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Bill Text
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Read HB0103 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 45 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 78 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 1 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 84 | 32 | 0 | 25 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 23% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 23% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 95 | 36 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 26% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0103 do?
- Altering certain exemptions relating to a prohibition on a consumer contract that sets a shorter time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract under certain circumstances; prohibiting a consumer contract from waiving, limiting, impairing, or disclaiming certain remedies if authorized by federal or State law, subject to certain exemptions and a certain exception; prohibiting a waiver by agreement of certain provisions in the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
- Who sponsors HB0103?
- HB0103 is sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0103?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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