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HOUSE BILL 361

CHAPTER NUMBER: 6
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Real Property
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 218

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Niemann, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

Entitled:
Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement

Synopsis:

Altering the applicability of specified provisions relating to the protection of homeowners in foreclosure; altering the contents of a foreclosure consulting contract; prohibiting a foreclosure consultant from engaging in or arranging a foreclosure rescue transaction or receiving a commission or money under specified circumstances; requiring a foreclosure consultant to be licensed as a real estate broker and to provide research on the value of a home to a homeowner; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/25
First Reading Environmental Matters & Economic Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Environmental Matters & Economic Matters)
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/19 (Delegate McConkey) Adopted
3/16
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/3
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 6

Sponsored by:

Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agents and Brokers
Appraisals
Attorney General
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disclosure
Financial Regulation, Division of
Foreclosure
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Leases and Rent
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Mortgages
Notices
Penalties
Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers
Real Property
State`s Attorneys
Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 13-301 , 13-301 )

Real Property
( 7-301 , 7-302 , 7-305 , 7-306 , 7-307 , 7-308 , 7-309 , 7-310 , 7-310 , 7-311 , 7-313 , 7-314 , 7-315 , 7-318 , 7-318.1 , 7-319 , 7-320 , 7-321 , 7-322 , 7-325 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 190712/02     Offered on: March 18, 2008   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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