HOUSE BILL 778

Sponsored By:

Delegates Bobo, Barnes, Carr, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Stein, and F. Turner

Entitled:

Richard Atta Poku Foreclosure Defense Act

Synopsis:

Authorizing a court to order reasonable discovery in an action to stop or stay a foreclosure sale of residential property under specified circumstances; prohibiting a record owner's right to appeal a final judgment of the circuit court in a foreclosure action from being conditioned on the posting of a supersedeas bond in an amount exceeding the past due monthly payments under the mortgage loan, late fees, minimum monthly payments, and taxes and specified other payments due during the appeal; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/7

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/18

Third Reading Passed (131-3)

Senate Action

3/21

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/25

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review

Bonds -see also- County & Baltimore City Bonds; State Bonds.

Circuit Courts

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.

Foreclosure

Mortgages

Real Property

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property

( 7-105.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 300215/01     Offered on: March 20, 2008   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 18, 2008: Third Reading Passed (131-3)