Attachments And Garnishments
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Study of Intercepting Horse Racing Winnings for Child Support and Restitution [HB-707]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to analyze the logistics of intercepting horse racing winnings to pay for child support or restitution arears, study the use of specified intercept methods by the State for child support enforcement and restitution collection, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Department to report its finding and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Establishment [HB-431]
Requiring the College Savings Plans of Maryland Board to establish the Maryland ABLE Program to help promote financial savings to support individuals with disabilities in maintaining health, independence, and quality of life; renaming the College Savings Plans of Maryland Board to be the Maryland 529 Board; requiring the Board to work in consultation with the Department of Disabilities regarding the Maryland ABLE Program; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [HB-1312]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a specified risk and needs assessment on specified inmates and include the results in a specified case record; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; requiring the Division to impose specified graduated sanctions; establishing the Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Revision [SB-941]
Revising the Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; identifying the Child Support Enforcement Administration as the support enforcement agency of the State; extending the application of specified provisions of the Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to include parties, pleadings, proceedings, and support orders of a foreign country; authorizing a tribunal of this State to exercise jurisdiction over a guardian or conservator under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Attachment and Execution - Exemptions [SB-678]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment; altering the exemption from execution on a judgment for specified items necessary for the practice of any trade or profession; altering the exemption from execution on a judgment for specified items that are held primarily for personal, family, or household use; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Montgomery
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/27/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Revision [HB-1289]
Revising the Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; identifying the Child Support Enforcement Administration as the support enforcement agency of the State; extending the application of specified provisions of the Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to include parties, pleadings, proceedings, and support orders of a foreign country; authorizing a tribunal of this State to exercise jurisdiction over a guardian or conservator under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 308 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [SB-240]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; providing for a delayed effective date of January 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [HB-83]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 585 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Central Collection Unit - Debt Certification - Withholding of Income Tax Refunds [HB-127]
Changing from November 1 to January 1 of each calendar year the date by which the Central Collection Unit is required to provide certification to the Comptroller of specified information relating to debts owed to the State.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [SB-753]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman Stone
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - Attachment and Seizure of Retirement Accounts and Claims Against Retirement Plans [SB-71]
Including retirement accounts in the definition of "account" in provisions relating to information and assistance by financial institutions to the Child Support Enforcement Administration; altering an exemption for specified retirement plans from the claims of creditors to allow claims for purposes of child support enforcement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Tipped Employees - Payments or Deduction from Wages - Prohibition [SB-553]
Prohibiting employers from requiring a tipped employee to reimburse or pay the employer specified amounts under specified circumstances; prohibiting employers from deducting specified amounts from a tipped employee under specified circumstances; and requiring specified employers to post notices in specified places in a form required by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Getty
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 499 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Inmate Earnings - Compensation for Victims of Crime [SB-258]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to withhold 20% of the earnings of an inmate in the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for compensation for victims of crime; requiring the Department to allocate earnings that are withheld in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Inmate Earnings - Compensation for Victims of Crime [HB-921]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to withhold 20% of the earnings of an inmate in the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for compensation for victims of crime; requiring the Department to allocate earnings that are withheld in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 652 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Debt Collection - Attachment Fees [HB-814]
Prohibiting a specified employer that is a garnishee from charging a judgment debtor any fee for responding to an attachment, withholding attachable wages, or remitting an amount to the judgment creditor or debtor; and prohibiting a specified financial institution that is a garnishee from charging a fee greater than a specified amount for responding to an attachment, withholding attachable wages, or remitting an amount to the judgment creditor or debtor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Garnishment of Joint Account - Burden of Proof (Bank Customer Protection Act) [HB-629]
Establishing that an account holder has the burden of proving that a garnishment against property held in a specified joint account is not valid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [HB-437]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Special Order Until Later Today (delegate Pendergrass) Adopted on 03/25/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [SB-722]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Trust Act [HB-682]
Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a term of a trust prevails over specified other provisions of law, with specified exceptions; establishing that the common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement the Act, with a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services - Restitution - Referral to the Central [HB-1365]
Authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to refer all restitution accounts to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management for collection; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2012