HB 364

Withdrawn

State Finance and Procurement - Central Collection Unit - Powers

Sponsor: Delegate Young, P.Committee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the authority of the Central Collection Unit to settle a debt or claim without suit; reducing the maximum amount of a certain fee that may be assessed and collected from a debtor under certain circumstances; and repealing a requirement that a certain fee be assessed and collected sufficient to cover certain collection and administrative costs.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list

FAV 5FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bertinelli, Alexa	Civil Justice, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Young, P., Delegate Young, P.legislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lawyer, Jesse	Central Collections Unit (Dept of Budget & Management)	Oral
UNF	Fugett, Anthony	Central Collections Unit (Dept of Budget and Management)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Spann, Peter	Neighborhood Forward	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven M.	Consumer Protection Division	Written (PDF)
FWA	Young, Pat	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Young, Pat	Sponsor	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Central Collections Unit (Dept of Budget & Management)UNF 1

Central Collections Unit (Dept of Budget and Management)UNF 1

Civil Justice, Inc.FAV 1

Consumer Protection DivisionFWA 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Neighborhood ForwardUNF 1

SponsorFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition