2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 915

File Code: Insurance - Other than Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 571
Sponsored By:
Delegate Love
Entitled:
Surety Insurers - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties

Synopsis:

Providing that a surety insurer that is precluded or removed from a specified list by a circuit court due to failure to timely resolve or satisfy specified bail bond forfeitures shall be subject to specified penalties; and requiring a clerk of a circuit court to notify the Maryland Insurance Commissioner of the names of specified surety insurers and specified bond forfeitures at a specified time.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/6
First Reading Economic Matters & Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
2/20
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
2/25
Hearing cancelled (Judiciary)
2/27
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
3/18
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
3/16
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/17
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
3/25
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
3/27
Favorable Report by Finance
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Bail
Bonds -see also- County & Baltimore City Bonds; State Bonds.
Circuit Courts
Clerks of Court
Insurance Administration
Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
Notices
Penalties

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 21-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-0)