Maryland House Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a student loan servicer from employing any scheme, device, or artifice to mislead a student loan borrower; prohibiting a student loan servicer from engaging in any unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; prohibiting a student loan servicer from knowingly misapplying or refusing to correct a misapplication of payments; requiring a student loan servicer to respond to an inquiry within 30 days of receiving the inquiry or complaint; authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to enforce the Act; etc.

Financial Institutions - Student Loan Servicers - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices

Del. The Speaker [?]	Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]	Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Del. Luke Clippinger [D]
Del. Dereck Davis [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Tawanna Gaines [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Del. Terri Hill [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]
Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]	Del. C.T. Wilson [D]

2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (105-32) (Y: 105 N: 32 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546
2019-04-04	House	Returned Passed
2019-04-04	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-29	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-03-28	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules
2019-03-27	House	Third Reading Passed (105-32)
2019-03-26	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-26	House	Favorable with Amendments {843499/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-26	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2019-02-05	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-04	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0594?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0594f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0594t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_546_hb0594t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0594_84349901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0594.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0594_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0940.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0594_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1154.pdf