CHAPTER NUMBER: 574 
File Code: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegate D. Davis
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Financial Regulation - Debt Management Services
 
Clarifying that a person who provides debt management services is
subject to licensure whether or not the person maintains an office in
the State; requiring an applicant for licensure as a debt management
services provider to provide specified information to the Commissioner
of Financial Regulation and to satisfy the Commissioner as to
specified matters; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/15
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 10:30 a.m.
 - 2/22
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 11:30 a.m.
 - 3/21
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Bobo) Adopted
 - 3/22
 - Floor Amendment (Delegate Bobo)
 -      Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Moe) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Bobo) Rejected (27-101)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/24
 - Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (102-33)
 - 4/5
 - House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      House Requests Senate Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Delegates D. Davis, Moe, and Love
 - 4/9
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (119-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/28
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
 - 4/7
 - Senate Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Senators Exum, Hafer, and Della
 - 4/9
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 574
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVERTISING
 - ATTORNEY GENERAL
 - BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
 - CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
 - CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
 - CREDIT
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - FINANCIAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF
 - FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
 - NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
 - PENALTIES
 - REPORTS
 - SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 7-409 ,
 7-409 
)
 -   Financial Institutions
 - (
 12-901 ,
 12-904 ,
 12-905 ,
 12-906 ,
 12-907 ,
 12-908 ,
 12-914 ,
 12-920 ,
 12-929 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 2-401 ,
 27-801 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 093498/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005      at:
11:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 173027/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2005      at:
10:48 a.m.     Status: Rejected
 
Senate
- Number: 817775/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2005       at:
11:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 
- Report Number: 113024/1  (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005      at:
11:29 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 22, 2005: Floor Amendment (Bobo) Rejected  (27-101)
 - March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (102-33)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (119-0)
 
Senate
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)