Debt Collection
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages [SB-853]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Providing that certain general contractors are jointly and severally liable for certain violations of the wage payment and collection law by a subcontractor regardless of whether the subcontractor is in a direct contractual relationship with the general contractor; requiring a subcontractor to indemnify a general contractor for certain wages, damages, interest, penalties, or fees except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/05/2018
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Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Exemptions From Licensure [SB-68]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the exemption from the requirement that a person must have a license to operate as a collection agency to include all lawyers, and employees under the supervision of a lawyer, who are collecting a debt for a client; repealing the requirement that lawyers who have employees who are nonlawyers primarily engaged in debt collection must have a license to operate as a collection agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Nondepository Special Fund - Expansion [SB-6]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring certain revenue, fees, and examination and investigation fees and assessments relating to the licensure of collection agencies, consumer lenders, installment lenders, sales finance companies, mortgage lenders, check cashing services, and credit services businesses to be credited to the Nondepository Special Fund; altering the composition and the purpose of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Courts - Consumer Debt Collection Actions - Statute of Limitations [SB-42]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying that any payment toward, written or oral affirmation of, or any other activity on a certain debt that occurs after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the consumer debt collection action does not revive or extend the limitations period; and providing that a certain provision of law may not be interpreted to affect the statute of limitations applicable to a cause of action arising from a certain agreement or payment plan entered into before the expiration of a certain statute of limitations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 549 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment [SB-22]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment; making a conforming change; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 [SB-1068]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Student Loans ]
Altering the definition of "unfair or deceptive trade practice" to be "unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice"; providing that the purpose of the Act is to support enforcement by and funding of the Office of the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to protect State residents when conducting financial transactions and receiving financial services; requiring the Commissioner to designate a Student Loan Ombudsman; requiring the establishment of a student loan borrower education course; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 732 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Student Education Loans - Ombudsman and Licensing of Servicers [SB-1012]
[Student Loans ]
[Finance ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to designate an individual to serve as the Student Loan Ombudsman; establishing the duties and responsibilities of the Student Loan Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman, in consultation with the Commissioner, to establish a certain student loan borrower education course with certain requirements; prohibiting a person from engaging in student education loan servicing unless the person is licensed by the Commissioner or is exempt from licensing; establishing application requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment [HB-673]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment; making a conforming change; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Metropolitan Commission [HB-275]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission to offer a contract of employment for certain positions; altering certain requirements and procedures concerning the incurrence of debt by the Commission; altering certain requirements concerning a certain annual tax levied by the Commission; altering certain procurement requirements; authorizing the Commission to offer connection incentive programs and other financing mechanisms to owners of existing residential properties for water and sewer improvements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 108 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Real Property - Ground Leases - Unlawful Collections [HB-254]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Prohibiting a ground lease holder from collecting or attempting to collect certain payments or other expenses related to ground rent in violation of certain provisions of law; authorizing the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to strike from its records certain ground lease registrations submitted by a certain ground lease holder under certain circumstances; providing for the treatment of a ground lease that has been stricken from the Department's records in accordance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Financial Institutions – Nondepository Special Fund – Expansion [HB-187]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring certain revenue, fees, and examination and investigation fees and assessments relating to the licensure of collection agencies, consumer lenders, installment lenders, sales finance companies, mortgage lenders, check cashing services, and credit services businesses to be credited to the Nondepository Special Fund; stating the purpose of the Fund is to cover the direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Commissioner and the State Collection Agency Licensing Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 479 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commissioner of Financial Regulation – Student Education Loans – Ombudsman [HB-1642]
[Student Loans ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to designate an individual as the Student Loan Ombudsman to serve as a liaison between student loan borrowers and student loan servicers; establishing the duties and responsibilities of the Student Loan Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman, in consultation with the Commissioner, to establish a certain student loan borrower education course with certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 [HB-1634]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Altering the definition of "unfair or deceptive trade practice" to be "unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice"; providing the purpose of the Act is to support enforcement by and funding of the Office of the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to protect State residents when conducting financial transactions and receiving certain services; requiring the Commissioner to designate an individual as the Student Loan Ombudsman; requiring the establishment of a student loan borrower education course; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 731 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Baltimore City Department of Public Works - Water and Sewer Bill Dispute Process, Billing Program Review, and Report [HB-1560]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Baltimore City Department of Public Works to establish a formal administrative review process by which a customer may file a claim for review of the customer's bill; requiring the Department to designate a third party to review and render a final decision on each claim; requiring the Department to review the Department's water and sewer billing program periodically; requiring the establishment of a quality assurance and control committee to make recommendations on improvements to certain processes, policies and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages [HB-1539]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Providing that certain general contractors are jointly and severally liable for certain violations of the wage payment and collection law by a subcontractor regardless of whether the subcontractor is in a direct contractual relationship with the general contractor; requiring a subcontractor to indemnify a general contractor for certain wages, damages, interest, penalties, and fees except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections [HB-1465]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a collector of property taxes to withhold from tax sale any residential property when the total taxes due on the property amount to less than $750; requiring a certain mailing sent by a collector of property taxes to the owner of a property before the property is advertised for tax sale to include a separate insert that includes certain information about how a homeowner may access certain services and programs that may assist the homeowner to avoid tax sale costs or foreclosure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Exemptions From Licensure [HB-1253]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the exemption from the requirement that a person must have a license to operate as a collection agency to include all lawyers, and employees under the supervision of a lawyer, who are collecting a debt for a client; repealing the requirement that lawyers who have employees who are nonlawyers primarily engaged in debt collection must have a license to operate as a collection agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Uninsured Division - Uninsured Motorists [HB-1161]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain legislative findings and declarations; establishing the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund to provide funding for the education of drivers about the security requirements for motor vehicles in the State; establishing in the Uninsured Division a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured to reduce the number of uninsured vehicles in the State; providing that an individual is eligible to participate in the Program under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-871]
[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: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Maryland Consumer Loan Law - Credit and Licensing Provisions [SB-825]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the application of certain provisions of the Maryland Consumer Loan Law; providing that compliance with a certain federal law and certain federal regulations constitute compliance with certain provisions of the Maryland Consumer Loan Law; altering the maximum interest rates that a certain lender may charge for certain loans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/01/2019