2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB349: Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens

Legislative Summary

Establishing certain requirements for a complaint for a money judgment for medical debt; defining "medical debt" as a debt owed by a consumer to a person, the person's agent or assignee for the provision of medical services, products, or devices; providing that medical debt does not include debt charged to a credit card except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property for the payment of medical debt; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/20/2025
Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m.
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {403224/1 Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 403224/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403224/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Sara Love
Sara Love
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/12/2025115.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/2025109.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197044.0 KB