2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB428: Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens

Legislative Summary

Establishing certain requirements for a complaint for a money judgment; defining "medical debt" as a debt owed by a consumer to a provider of medical services, products, or devices, but does not include debt charged to a credit card except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property by contract or as a result of a breach of contract for the payment of medical debt; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {933822/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 933822/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 933822/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
134
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED