HB 127

District Court - Small Claims - Enforcement of Money Judgments

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 709 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment resulting from a certain small claim action, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneiderman, Franzlobbyist	Consumer Auto	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hall, David	Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland and Delaware, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Hyland, Kathleen	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Moon, Delegate David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Margolis, Darren	Individual	Oral
FWA	Howe, Joshlobbyist	Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)	Oral

Organizations on record

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)FWA 1

Consumer AutoFAV 1

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland and Delaware, Inc.FAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVSchneiderman, FranzConsumer AutoRegistered for: Auto Consumer Alliance; Consumer Auto

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

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

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

FWAHowe, JoshCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Registered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.