CHAPTER NUMBER: 374
File Code: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 640
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hogan, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper,
Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Debt Management Services Act
Prohibiting a person from providing debt management services to
specified consumers unless licensed by the Commissioner of Financial
Regulation or exempt from licensing under the Act; authorizing the
Commissioner to take specified actions to carry out the Act; requiring
the Commissioner by regulation to establish specified fees;
establishing a Debt Management Services Fund; establishing
qualifications for an applicant for a license; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Finance
- 2/10
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (38-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 374
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/19
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVERTISING
- AGENTS AND BROKERS
- AUDITORS AND AUDITS
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- CREDIT
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DISCLOSURE
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- FINANCIAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF
- FINGERPRINTING
- HEARINGS
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- NOTICES
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-1316
)
- Financial Institutions
- (
12-901 ,
12-902 ,
12-903 ,
12-904 ,
12-905 ,
12-906 ,
12-907 ,
12-908 ,
12-909 ,
12-910 ,
12-911 ,
12-912 ,
12-913 ,
12-914 ,
12-915 ,
12-916 ,
12-917 ,
12-918 ,
12-919 ,
12-920 ,
12-921 ,
12-922 ,
12-923 ,
12-924 ,
12-925 ,
12-926 ,
12-927 ,
12-928 ,
12-929 ,
12-930 ,
12-931
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 637574/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 13, 2003 at:
10:38 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 313293/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2003 at:
10:27 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 17, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (38-0)
- House
- April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (135-0)