Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB103: Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waivers
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act concerning Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver Waivers FOR the purpose of repealing 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 any right conferred or created or a manner of enforcement established statutory or punitive damages certain remedies if authorized by federal or State law, subject to certain exemptions and a certain exception…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver Waivers FOR the purpose of repealing 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 any right conferred or created or a manner of enforcement established statutory or punitive damages certain remedies if authorized by federal or State law, subject to certain exemptions and a certain exception; establishing that a violation of this Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to enforcement and certain civil penalties; prohibiting a waiver by agreement of certain provisions of this Act, except under certain circumstances; and generally relating to consumer contracts. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlvii) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlviii) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to Article - Commercial Law Section 13-301(14)(xlix) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Commercial Law Section 14-1328 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) (As enacted by Chapter 194 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2025) SECTION 1. …