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Maryland Senate Bill SB846 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0846
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10	7		SENATE BILL 846
11	8		C2 5lr2303
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13	10		By: Senator Hettleman
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Finance
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 24, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Business Regulation – Cellular Phone Carriers – Service Contract Requirement 2
25		-	Authorized Users 3
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27		-	FOR the purpose of requiring a cellular phone carrier to include a certain option in a 4
28		-	cellular phone service contract authorizing certain additional individuals to alter, 5
29		-	modify, or cancel a service contract under certain circumstances allow a certain 6
30		-	customer to have the option to designate other individuals as authorized users on 7
31		-	the customer’s account and to allow an authorized user to take certain actions in 8
32		-	connection with the account; and generally relating to cellular phone carriers and 9
33		-	service contracts authorized users. 10
	20	+	FOR the purpose of requiring a cellular phone carrier to include a certain option in a 3
	21	+	cellular phone service contract authorizing certain additional individuals to alter, 4
	22	+	modify, or cancel a service contract under certain circumstances; and generally 5
	23	+	relating to cellular phone carriers and service contracts. 6
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35		-	BY adding to 11
36		-	Article – Business Regulation 12
37		-	Section 19–108 13
38		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
39		-	(2024 Replacement Volume) 15
	25	+	BY adding to 7
	26	+	Article – Business Regulation 8
	27	+	Section 19–108 9
	28	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	29	+	(2024 Replacement Volume) 11
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41		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
42		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
	31	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
	32	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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44		-	Article – Business Regulation 18
	34	+	Article – Business Regulation 14
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46		-	19–108. 19
47		-	2 SENATE BILL 846
	36	+	19–108. 15
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	38	+	A CELLULAR PHONE CARRIER THAT OFFERS A SERVIC E CONTRACT FOR 16
	39	+	CELLULAR PHONE SERVI CES SHALL INCLUDE A N OPTION IN THE SERVICE 17
	40	+	CONTRACT THAT ALLOWS MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A CUSTOMER OF 18
	41	+	RECORD TO THE SERVICE CONTRACT TO ALTER, MODIFY, OR CANCEL THE SERVICE 19
	42	+	CONTRACT WITHOUT THE AGREEMEN T OF THE OTHER CUSTO MERS OF RECORD IF 20
	43	+	ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS OF RECORD AGREE IN WRITING TO THE OPTION ON 21
	44	+	EXECUTION OF THE SER VICE CONTRACT . 22
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50		-	A CELLULAR PHONE CARRI ER THAT OFFERS A SER VICE CONTRACT FOR 1
51		-	CELLULAR PHONE SERVI CES SHALL INCLUDE AN OPTION IN THE SERVIC E 2
52		-	CONTRACT THAT ALLOWS MORE THAN ONE INDIVI DUAL WHO IS A CUSTOM ER OF 3
53		-	RECORD TO THE SERVIC E CONTRACT TO ALTER , MODIFY, OR CANCEL THE SERVIC E 4
54		-	CONTRACT WITHOUT THE AGREEMENT OF THE OTH ER CUSTOMERS OF RECO RD IF 5
55		-	ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS OF RECORD AGREE IN W RITING TO THE OPTION ON 6
56		-	EXECUTION OF THE SER VICE CONTRACT . 7
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58		-	A CELLULAR PHONE CARRI ER SHALL ALLOW : 8
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60		-	(1) THE CUSTOMER OF RECO RD WHO IS RESPONSIBL E FOR PAYMENT 9
61		-	ON AN ACCOUNT TO DES IGNATE OTHER INDIVID UALS AS AUTHORIZED U SERS ON THE 10
62		-	ACCOUNT; AND 11
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64		-	(2) AN INDIVIDUAL DESIGN ATED AS AN AUTHORIZE D USER ON AN 12
65		-	ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE SERVICES OR DEVICES OR TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTION 13
66		-	UNDER ANY SERVICE CO NTRACT CONNECTED TO THE ACCOUNT TO THE E XTENT 14
67		-	THAT THE AUTHORIZATI ON EXTENDS TO THE AC TION. 15
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69		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
70		-	October 1, 2025. 17
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75		-	Approved:
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77		-	Governor.
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79		-	President of the Senate.
80		-	________________________________________________________________________________
81		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	46	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
	47	+	October 1, 2025. 24