Debt Collection
US Congress 115th Congress
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Bail Bond - Installment Contract - Form and Confessed Judgment Prohibition [HB-1494]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments to be in a form approved by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; prohibiting the agreement from including a confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense; prohibiting a bail bondsman from including a specified confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense in an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Favorable With Amendments {782610/1 Report Adopted on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - General Contractor Liability for Nonpayment of Wages [HB-1146]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Providing that general contractors are jointly and severally liable for violations of the wage payment and collection law by their subcontractors and the subcontractors' subcontractors.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Electric Universal Service Program - Unexpended Funds [HB-1002]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
Providing that the Public Service Commission has oversight responsibility over specified expenditures of the electric universal service program; requiring the Department of Human Resources to expend specified funds in specified fiscal years for specified purposes, including bill assistance and arrearage retirement, targeted weatherization, or arrearage management; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the timing for expending specified unexpended bill assistance and arrearage funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 777 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Student Education Loan Servicers [SB-916]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Altering the definition of "collection agency" under the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act to include a person who directly or indirectly engages in the business of servicing a student education loan of any student borrower.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commissioner of Financial Regulation and State Collection Agency Licensing Board - Surety Bond Requirements for Licensees and Registrants [SB-924]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Altering and establishing specified surety bond requirements for specified persons licensed or registered by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and specified persons licensed by the State Collection Agency Licensing Board; requiring a specified applicant for a new license to file, with the application, a surety bond with the Board; requiring the bond to run to the Board, as obligee, for the benefit of the State and specified persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 479 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Electric Universal Service Program - Unexpended Funds [SB-966]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Providing that the Public Service Commission has oversight responsibility over specified expenditures of the electric universal service program; requiring the Department of Human Resources to expend specified funds collected for the program in specified fiscal years for specified purposes, including bill assistance and arrearage retirement, targeted weatherization, or arrearage management; and stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the timing for expending specified unexpended bill assistance and arrearage funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Attachment and Execution - Exemptions [SB-950]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Horse Racing - Prizes - Intercepts for Restitution and Child Support Payments [HB-895]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Central Collection Unit and Child Support Enforcement Administration to certify to the State Racing Commission or a licensee of the Commission that a specified obligor is in arrears on specified payments; requiring the licensee to withhold and transfer specified prize amounts to specified collection agencies of the State; requiring the licensee to provide the obligor with a specified notice; authorizing the obligor to appeal the transfer; providing that the Act does not apply to prizes won on or before June 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Student Education Loan Servicers [HB-770]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Altering the definition of "collection agency" under the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act to include a person who directly or indirectly engages in the business of servicing a student education loan of any student borrower.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Prizes - Intercepts for Restitution and Child Support Payments [SB-655]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Central Collection Unit and Child Support Enforcement Administration to certify to the State Racing Commission or a licensee of the Commission that a specified obligor is in arrears on specified payments; requiring the licensee to withhold and transfer specified prize amounts to specified collection agencies of the State; requiring the licensee to provide the obligor with a specified notice; authorizing the obligor to appeal the transfer; providing that the Act does not apply to prizes won on or before June 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings [HB-782]
[Insurance ]
Providing that a federal home loan bank may not be stayed or prohibited from exercising specified rights with respect to specified collateral of a specified insurer-member after the seventh day following the filing of a delinquency proceeding; requiring a federal home loan bank to repurchase specified outstanding capital stock of a specified insurer-member under specified circumstances; requiring a federal home loan bank to establish a specified timeline and process within 10 business days after a request from a receiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Bail Bond - Installment Contract - Form and Confessed Judgment Prohibition [SB-459]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments to be in a form approved by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; prohibiting the agreement from including a confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense; prohibiting a bail bondsman from including a specified confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense in an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 807 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Mortgage Lender Law - Mortgage Lender - Definition [HB-525]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "mortgage lender" under the Maryland Mortgage Lender Law to include a specified assignee or successor of a person who makes a mortgage loan to any person and acquires the mortgage loan when the mortgage is in default and to exclude a specified licensee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings [SB-402]
[Insurance ]
Providing that a federal home loan bank may not be stayed or prohibited from exercising specified rights with respect to specified collateral of a specified insurer-member after the seventh day following the filing of a delinquency proceeding; requiring a federal home loan bank to repurchase specified outstanding capital stock of a specified insurer-member under specified circumstances; requiring a federal home loan bank to establish a specified timeline and process within 10 business days after a request from a receiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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An Act To Protect Retirement Accounts from Creditor Collection [HB-193]
[Retirement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act To Protect Retirement Accounts from Creditor Collection
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Corey
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/01/2017
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An Act To Raise the Debtor's Exemption on Vehicles [SB-1442]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act To Raise the Debtor's Exemption on Vehicles
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Carpenter
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Collection by Assessment [HB-137]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to recover unemployment insurance benefits by assessment in the same manner as provided in a specified provision of law for the assessment of past due contributions; requiring the Secretary, if the Secretary seeks to recover specified unemployment benefits by assessment, to allow a claimant to elect within 30 days of the date of the notice of assessment to have the amount collected by suit instead of by assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Central Collection Unit - Collection of Debt - Liens [HB-104]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Central Collection Unit to file a notice of lien for the collection of specified State debt, interest, fees, or penalties due from a debtor; requiring the Central Collection Unit to provide a debtor with written notice that contains specified information at least 30 calendar days before filing a notice of lien; authorizing a debtor to request an investigation of the debt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
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End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 [HB-1724]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Poverty ]
End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the Department of Justice from allocating Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funding to a state or local government that has a contract with a person (e.g., a private probation company) who: (1) collects unpaid debt (i.e., state- or court-imposed fines or fees) from an individual placed on probation for failing to pay such debt; and (2) charges separate fees (e.g., monthly fees) to the probationer with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/06/2017