The Senate of Maryland Is Introducing a Bill to Prevent Fraud and Reimburse Families That Have Already Been Impacted

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Maryland state Senator Katie Freister introduced a bill which aims to both prevent this type of fraud and reimburse the families that have already been impacted. Bill would require vendors who distribute these funds to include chips on debit cards, similar to those used by major banks. The bill also would require the vendor to create two-way fraud alerts, similar to the kind credit card companies employ.

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