Debt Collection
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Debt Settlement Services [HB-59]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring registrants providing debt settlement services to obtain and maintain a unique identifier and to transfer registration information to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) during a certain time period; requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to notify certain registrants of the transfer period; requiring a certain applicant to apply for a registration through NMLS; decreasing fees to $400 from $1,000 for the issuance or renewal of a registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 90 on 04/18/2019
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State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, or Operation of a Dental Practice [HB-470]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned, managed, or operated by a licensed dentist, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing an unlicensed person to take certain actions; prohibiting an unlicensed person from receiving compensation in the form of fees negotiated with and approved by the dentist owners of the dental practice under certain circumstances; prohibiting a licensed dentist from raising a certain defense in a certain action; repealing a certain exemption from the requirements of the Maryland Dentistry Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Priority of Liens [HB-250]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering, in the case of a certain priority of a condominium's liens in a foreclosure of a mortgage or deed of trust on a condominium unit, the maximum number of months from 4 to 6 of certain unpaid regular assessments of which the condominium's liens shall consist; authorizing a condominium's liens to include certain costs or sums under certain circumstances; repealing the monetary cap for a condominium's liens under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - License and Registration Renewal - Denial [HB-241]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Poverty ]
Exempting an applicant for renewal or transfer of a vehicle registration from the requirement that the applicant be denied if the applicant has unpaid taxes or unemployment insurance contributions if the applicant's income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, the applicant's principal tax liability is below $10,000, or the applicant qualifies for Currently Not Collectible status under the Internal Revenue Manual; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment [HB-1256]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/03/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act [HB-1113]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Renaming the Joint Audit Committee to be the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and altering its powers and duties; establishing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Office to conduct certain performance evaluations of certain units of State government; requiring the Office to conduct certain investigations under certain circumstances; altering the manner in which certain governmental units are evaluated under the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-1087]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Insurance - Premium Finance - Refunds and Debts [HB-1058]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a premium finance company to satisfy a debt owed under a premium finance agreement within the preceding 3 years with a refund due under a premium finance agreement with the same company; and requiring that a premium finance agreement to satisfy a debt with a refund must include a certain disclosure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Charles County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-1051]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain procedures in Charles County after a warrant of restitution is ordered by the court in an action for repossession for failure to pay rent; requiring a landlord to send certain notice in a certain manner to a tenant regarding the execution of a warrant of restitution; requiring the court to vacate a warrant of restitution under certain circumstances; providing that certain property at the time that a warrant of restitution is executed is abandoned; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority Facilities - Video Tolls - Collection [HB-105]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibiting the Central Collection Unit from collecting certain unpaid video tolls and associated civil penalties incurred by a person residing outside the State, except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/18/2019
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US Congress 116th Congress
Rural Revitalization Now Act [HB-8835]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a relocation and retention student loan repayment program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Antonio Delgado
Introduced In House on 12/02/2020
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act Regarding the Information Required of Debt Buyers for Debt Collection [HB-1677]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
An Act Regarding the Information Required of Debt Buyers for Debt Collection
Sponsored by: Sen. Heather Sanborn
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 02/06/2018
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act Regarding Levies Placed on Accounts at Financial Institutions for Unpaid State Income Taxes [HB-1669]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
An Act Regarding Levies Placed on Accounts at Financial Institutions for Unpaid State Income Taxes
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Fecteau
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 02/15/2018
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Maine 128th Legislature
An Act To Improve the Regulation of Debt Collectors [SB-1663]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
An Act To Improve the Regulation of Debt Collectors
Sponsored by: Sen. Rodney Whittemore
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 02/06/2018
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - State Collection Agency Licensing Board - Authority of the Secretary [SB-96]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing that the State Collection Agency Licensing Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to the authority of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits and Penalties for Fraud [SB-90]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Altering the means by which the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation is authorized to recover overpayments of benefits, monetary penalties, and interest; authorizing the Secretary to adjust, compromise, or settle specified interest due; providing that a person who violates a specified provision of law is disqualified from receiving benefits for specified periods of time under specified circumstances; applying the Act to fraud determinations made on or after October 3, 2016; making a conforming change; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Debt Buyers and Collectors - Restrictions [SB-773]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting a debt buyer or a specified debt collector from collecting or attempting to collect an alleged debt under specified circumstances; prohibiting a debt buyer or a specified collector from filing a civil action or initiating an arbitration or specified legal proceeding under specified circumstances; prohibiting a debt buyer or a specified collector from collecting or attempting to collect specified attorney's fees or specified interest under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Consumer Debt Collection Actions - Restrictions [SB-771]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a creditor or a debt collector from initiating or filing a specified consumer debt collection action under specified circumstances; specifying that any subsequent payment toward, written or oral affirmation of, or any other activity on the debt after the expiration of the statute of limitation does not revive or extend the limitations period; applying the Act prospectively so that it may not be applied to any debt collection action begun before October 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 579 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Electric and Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Investments [SB-510]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing to a maximum amount of $4, up from $2, a specified monthly natural gas surcharge for specified retail natural gas customers; authorizing an electric company to recover specified costs associated with specified electric system infrastructure investments through a specified electric system infrastructure investment surcharge on customer bills; requiring electric system infrastructure investment cost calculations to include specified elements; specifying when costs shall be collectible; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services - Fund and Sunset Repeal [SB-471]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Altering specified provisions of law relating to the collection, deposit, and purpose of specified fees and revenues related to debt settlement services; repealing the termination date of the Maryland Debt Settlement Services Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 392 on 05/10/2016