An Act to Protect Consumer Privacy Rights LR 1363(05)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0692
Committee Amendment CA_B_H627 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §1272-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H. P. 509, L.D. 692, Bill, "An 
Act To Protect Consumer Privacy Rights" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
I Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1272-B is enacted to read: 
51272-1. 
Refusal to provide social security Dumber 
1. 
&0 denial of goods or services. 
Except as otherwise 
provided in federal or state law, a person, corporation or other 
entity mAY nQt deny goods or services to an individual because 
the individual refuses to provide a social security number. 
2. 
Exemptions. 
This section does not apply to: 
A. 
A 
persQn, 
corporation 
or 
Qther 
entity 
requesting 
disclQsu{e 
of 
the 
social 
security 
number 
to 
obtain 
a 
consumer report for any purpose permitted under the Fair 
Credit 
Reporting Act 
or 
the 
United States 
Fair 
Credit 
Reporting Act; 
B. 
A su,pervised lender as defined in Title 9-A. section 
1-301: 
C. 
A su,pervised financial organization as defined in Title 
9-A, section 1-301; 
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D. 
An affiliate or subsidiary of a supervised lender as 
defined in Title 9-A. 
section 1-301 or of a 
supervised 
financial organization as defined in Title 
A. 
section 
1-301: 
E. 
A person, corporation or other entity that provides 
goods or services to the individual on behalf of or in 
conjunction with 
a 
supervised financial 
organization as 
defined in Title 9-A. section 1-301: 
F. 
A person. corporation or other entity engaged in the 
business of insurance and all acts necessary or incidental 
to 
that 
business 
including 
insurance 
applications. 
enrollment. coverage and claims: 
G. 
A person. corporation or other entity if the social 
security number is used in conjunction with the provision of 
and 
billing 
for 
health 
care 
or 
pharmaceutical-related 
services. including the issuance of identification cards and 
account 
numbers 
for 
users 
of 
health 
care 
or 
pharmaceutical-related services: 
H. 
A person. corporation or other entity if the social 
security number is used in conjunction with a background 
check of the individual conducted by a landlord. lessor. 
employer or volunteer service organization: or 
I. 
A person. corporation or other entity if the social 
security number is necessary to verify the identity of the 
individual 
to effect. 
administer or enforce 
a 
specific 
transaction requested or authorized by the individual or to 
prevent fraud.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment, 
which 
is 
the 
majority 
report 
of 
the 
committee, 
restricts the ability of a person, 
corporation or 
other entity to deny goods or services to a consumer on the basis 
of that consumer's failure to provide a social security number, 
except when otherwise permitted or required by state or federal 
law or when the purpose of the request for the social security 
number is to permit the requesting party to obtain a credit 
report for a "permissible purpose" under the state Fair Credit 
Reporting Act or the United States Fair Credit Reporting Act. 
The amendment exempts banks and credit unions and their agents, 
subsidiaries 
and 
affiliates; 
licensed 
supervised 
lenders; 
companies engaged in the business of insurance; health care and 
pharmaceutical 
companies; 
companies 
that 
conduct 
necessary 
background 
checks; 
and 
companies 
that 
must 
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ensure 
the 
identity of 
the 
individuals 
for 
whom 
they 
are 
providing a good or service. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITT~~ AM~NDM~NT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 11118/03 frat:! 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD692 
An Act to Protect Consumer Privacy Rights 
LR 1363(05) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation can be absorbed utilizing existing 
budgeted resources.