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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 873

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Dumais, Alston, Anderson, Barnes, Mitchell, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Maryland Civil Litigation Funding Act

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn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 )

Documents

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
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
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