HB 365

Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution

Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 183 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	jones, ricarra	1199SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	mckinney, robinlobbyist	CASH campaign	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakamoto-Wengel, Steve	Consumer Protection Division	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turnbull, Emanwel	Holland Law Firm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hyland, Kat	Hyland law firm	Written (PDF)
FAV	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spencer, Renee	MCRC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	MD Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Best, Michael	National Consumer Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	McLane, John	OAG - People's Insurance Counsel Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Position only
FAV	Santoni, Jane	Santoni, Vocci, & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levinson-Waldman, Ariel	Tzedek DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	raynaud, helene	cccsmd	Written (PDF)
FAV	barkley-denney, whitney	center for responsible lending	Written (PDF)
FAV	turnbull, emanwel	holland law firm	Oral
FAV	hyland, kat	hyland law firm/naca md	Oral
FAV	dews, christopherlobbyist	jotf	Oral
FAV	jefferson, stacy	marylanders against poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	white, marcelinelobbyist	mcrc	Oral
FAV	white, marcelinelobbyist	mcrc	Written (PDF)
FAV	little, kobi	naacp	Oral
FAV	hanson, nicole	out for justice	Oral
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	phc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	rodwin, davidlobbyist	pjc	Oral
FAV	Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gibson, Sonia	Encore Capital Group	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	MBA	Oral
UNF	Enten, Robert	MBA/ Midatlantic Collectors	Oral
UNF	Lagana, Michael	MD-DC Creditors Bar Association	Position only
UNF	Peters, Scott	MD-DC Creditors Bar Association	Position only
UNF	Schlee, David	MD-DC Creditors Bar Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Willner, Nathan	National Creditors Bar Association	Position only
UNF	Kersey, Elizabeth	PRA Group	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kersey, Elizabeth	PRA Group	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bellamy, Lorenzolobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Murray, Rorylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIUFAV 1

CASH campaignFAV 1

cccsmdFAV 1

center for responsible lendingFAV 1

Consumer Protection DivisionFAV 1

Encore Capital GroupUNF 1

holland law firmFAV 1

Holland Law FirmFAV 1

Hyland law firmFAV 1

hyland law firm/naca mdFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

jotfFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

marylanders against povertyFAV 1

MBAUNF 1

MBA/ Midatlantic CollectorsUNF 1

mcrcFAV 2

MCRCFAV 1

MD Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD-DC Creditors Bar AssociationUNF 3

naacpFAV 1

National Consumer Law CenterFAV 1

National Creditors Bar AssociationUNF 1

OAG - People's Insurance Counsel DivisionFAV 1

out for justiceFAV 1

phcFAV 1

pjcFAV 1

PRA GroupUNF 2

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Santoni, Vocci, & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Tzedek DCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVmckinney, robinCASH campaignRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVDEWS, CHRISTOPHERJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVDews, ChristopherJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action

FAVdews, christopherjotfRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVwhite, marcelinemcrcRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVRodwin, DavidphcRegistered for: Care in Action

FAVrodwin, davidpjcRegistered for: Care in Action

UNFGreenfield, AaronMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC…

UNFMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…