HOUSE BILL 79

Sponsored By:

Delegates Stifler and Niemann

Entitled:

Real Property - Mortgage Fraud - Creation of Fraudulent Documents

Synopsis:

Expanding the scope of the Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act to prohibit the creation or production of a document that contains a deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission with the intent that the document be relied on by a mortgage lender, borrower, or any other party to the mortgage lending process.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/19

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/23

Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.

2/23

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

2/24

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/26

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

Senate Action

2/27

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/18

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/5

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/14

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 126

Sponsored by:

Delegate Donna Stifler, District 35A

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Fraud -see also- Forgery

Mortgages

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property

( 7-401 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate

April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)