File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Dumais, Alston, Anderson, Barnes, Mitchell, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
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Maryland Civil Litigation Funding Act
Establishing requirements for a contract for nonrecourse civil
litigation funding; establishing fees that may be collected by a civil
litigation funding company; prohibiting specified acts; requiring each
civil litigation funding company to be registered with the Secretary
of State; providing that a nonrecourse civil litigation funding
transaction under the Act may not be deemed to be a loan; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
- Attorneys
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
- Damages
- Disclosure
- Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
- Judgments
- Language
- Notices
- Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
- Reports
- Rules and Regulations
- Secretary of State
- Unfair Trade Practices
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-204 ,
13-204 ,
13-204 ,
13-301 ,
13-301 ,
13-301
)
- State Government
- (
7-301 ,
7-302 ,
7-303 ,
7-304 ,
7-307 ,
7-308 ,
7-309 ,
7-310 ,
7-313 ,
7-314 ,
7-315 ,
7-316 ,
7-317 ,
7-318
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary