Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition 2013 Scorecard

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OVERVIEW OF THE 2013 LEGISL ATIVE SESSIONS

In 2013, Maryland consumers won important

new protections against being jailed as a result

of small debts and being victimized by identity

theft along with new safeguards against unfair

foreclosures, evictions, and insurance practices.

Yet a legislative session in which consumer concerns oten took abackseat to high-prole debates over the death penalty, gun control,

and new taxes let a mixed record or Maryland consumers in many

key areas.

Fair treatment or debtors:A new law establishing a higher standard

or holding Marylanders in jail in debt cases will make it much less likely

or poor Marylanders to be jailed over small debts (HB 596 / SB 419).Yet the Assembly ailed to pass bills that would have given consumers

inormation about the debts that many third-party debt buyers seek to

collect (HB 1157 / SB 432).

Housing and oreclosures: Homeowners will benet rom new

laws that limit oreclosures as a result o liens in common-ownership

communities (HB 286 / SB 161) and give the state new powers topunish raudulent mortgage relie schemes (HB 291 / SB 383). Renters

will benet rom a new law blocking extra-judicial evictions (HB 1308 /

SB 642). But the legislature ailed to pass other new protections or

members o condo communities, including an important bill to license

property managers (HB 576 / SB 794), and killed an eort to raise

the compensation homeowners can get or home improvement projects

gone wrong without a ormal hearing beore the Mar yland Home

Improvement Commission (SB 78).

Identity thet: Foster children and young adults will get new

protections rom a law that allows state ocials to put a security

reeze on their credit reports (HB 1297 / SB 897).

Insurance airness: New law prohibiting mandatory bundling o homeand auto insurance (HB 342 / SB 446) will protect consumers reedom

o choice. Car insurance will also be more aordable or drivers in the

Maryland Auto Insurance Fund (MAIF) because a new law allows them

to pay or insurance in installments (SB 930).

Aordable energy: Bad news or consumers as new law will enable

utilities to add a surcharge o up $2 / month to energy bills to pay orinrastructure improvements (HB 89 / SB 8). The Assembly also

rejected a bill to prohibit utilities rom adding extra ees to residential

bills to recoup revenue lost as a result o power outages (HB 29).

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Other issues: The legislature missed important opportunities to give

consumers new protections by ailing to pass bills that would have

limited price gouging when the state has declared a state o emergency

(HB 332 / SB 195), protected auto dealers against unair retaliationby manuacturers (SB 249), and established a new consumer protection

oce in Prince Georges County (SB 234).

HOW THE SCORECAR D WORKS

In 2013, MCRC testied on more than 25 important consumer

protection bills. Our foor scores are based, however, on

how legislators voted on eight issues that are most important toMaryland consumers:

Raising the standard or holding people in prison in debt cases

(HB 596 / SB 419).Bill passed.

Enabling state ofcials to put a security reeze on the credit

reports o oster children (HB 1297 / SB 897).Bill passed.

Prohibiting mandatory bundling o insurance services

(HB 342 / SB 446).Bill passed .

Allowing drivers in the MAIF insurance und to buy car insurance

in installments (SB 930).Bill passed .

Adding a surcharge o up to $2 / month to energy bills voting

against the surcharge bill is a pro-consumer vote (HB 89 / SB 8).

Bill passed.

Limiting the ability to oreclose on homeowners in common

ownership communities because o liens (HB 286 / SB 161).

Bill passed.

Preventing price-gouging ater a state o emergency has been

declared. House voted on the bill, Senate did not. (HB 332 / SB 195).

Bill did not pass.

Banning retaliation by manuacturers against Maryland

auto dealers (SB 249). Senate voted on the bill, House did not.

Bill did not pass.

Because many o the legislatures most important decisions happen in

its powerul committees where bills are oten killed or completely

re-written beore they ever reach a foor vote legislators who serve on

committees that handle key consumer bills also receive a score based

on their committee votes on a larger set o consumer bills.

Floor scores and committee scores are averaged to arrive at a legislators

overall rating or the year, with each score receiving equal weight.

Lawmakers who serve on committees that did not mark-up key

consumer bills are graded solely on their foor scores.

To give you a better idea which legislators have been standing up or

Maryland consumers since the current legislative slate was elected in

2010, weve also included a 3-year average score or each legislator.

You can see a ull list o the committee votes we used to develop our

committee scores and a ull list o the bills MCRC testied on during

the 2013 session at our website at WWW.MARYLANDCONSUMERS.ORG .


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ASTLE, JOHN (D) + + + - -

BENSON, JOANNE (D) + + + + -

BRINKLEY, DAVID (R) + + + - -

BROCHIN, JIM (D) + + + + +

COLBURN, RICHARD (R) + + + - -

CONWAY, JOAN CARTER (D) + + + + -

CURRIE, ULYSSES (D) + + + + -

DEGRANGE, JAMES (D) + + + - -

DYSON, ROY (D) + + + + +

EDWARDS, GEORGE (R) + + + + -

FERGUSON, BILL (D) + + + + -

FOREHAND, JENNIE (D) + + + + +

FROSH, BRIAN (D) + + + + +

GARAGIOLA , ROB (D) + + + + -

GETTY, JOSEPH (R) + + + - -

GLADDEN, LISA (D) + + + + -

GLASSMAN, BARRY (R) + + + + -

JACOBS, NANCY (R) + NV + - - JENNINGS, J.B. (R) + + + - -

JONES-RODWELL, VERNA (D) + + + + +

KASEMEYER, EDWARD (D) + + + + -

KELLEY, DELORES (D) + + + + +

KING, NANCY (D) + + + + -

KITTLEMAN, ALLAN (R) + + + + -

KLAUSMEIER, KATHERINE (D) + + + + -

MADALENO, RICHARD (D) + + + + +

MANNO, ROGER (D) + + + + -

MATHIAS, JIM (D) + + + + -

MCFADDEN, NATHANIEL (D) + + + + -

MIDDLETON, THOMAS (D) + + + + -

MILLER, THOMAS V. MIKE (D) + + + + -

MONTGOMERY, KAREN (D) + + + + -

MUSE, ANTHONY (D) + + + + -

PETERS, DOUGLAS (D) + + + A -

PINSK Y, PAUL (D) A + + + +

PIPKIN, E.J. (R) + + + - +

PUGH, CATHERINE (D) + + + + -

RAMIREZ, VICTOR (D) + + + + -

RASKIN, JAMIE (D) + + + + +

REILLY, EDWARD (R) + + + + +

ROBEY, JAMES (D) + + + + -

ROSAPEPE, JIM (D) + + + + +

SHANK, CHRISTOPHER (R) + + + + -

SIMONAIRE, BRYAN (R) + + + + +

STONE, NORMAN (D) + + + + -

YOUNG, RON (D) + + + + -

ZIRKIN, BOBBY (D) + + + + -

SENATOR

SB

419

SB

446

SB

930

SB

897

SB

8

STATE SENATE

(+)pro-consumer vote (A)excused absence

(-)anti-consumer vote (NV)not voting, unexcused absence

()not yet appointed to oce (*)rst year voting, 2013 score only


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+ + 71% 69% 70% 74%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 95%

+ - 57% NA 57% 67%

+ + 100% 60% 80% 76%

+ - 57% NA 57% 71%

+ A 83% 100% 92% 97%

+ + 86% NA 86% 91%

+ - 57% NA 57% 77%

+ A 100% 100% 100% 90%

+ - 71% NA 71% 72%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 95%

+ + 100% 91% 96% 96%

+ + 100% 73% 87% 94%

+ + 86% 77% 82% 88%

+ - 57% 45% 51% 60%

+ + 86% 73% 80% 89%

+ - 71% 77% 74% 73%

+ - 43% 45% 44% 58%

+ - 57% 100% 79% 83%

+ - 86% NA 86% 91%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ - 86% 85% 86% 92%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ - 71% 69% 70% 66%

+ - 71% 77% 74% 79%

+ + 100% NA 100% 100%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ - 71% 75% 73% 81%

+ + 86% NA 86% 91%

+ - 71% 77% 74% 81%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 55% 63% 77%

+ + 83% NA 83% 90%

+ + 100% 100% 100% 100%

+ - 71% 69% 70% 65%

+ - 71% 85% 78% 87%

+ - 71% 92% 82% 91%

+ + 100% 73% 87% 94%

+ - 86% 100% 93% 94%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + 100% 100% 100% 100%

+ - 71% 55% 63% 64%

+ - 86% 100% 93 % 79%

+ + 86% 73% 80% 89%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 93%

+ - 71% 45% 58% 75%

SB

161

SB

249

FLOOR

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MCRC 1209 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

phone410 624 8981 fax410 385 2913 www.marylandconsumers.org

www.facebook.com/mdconsumers www.twitter.com/mdconsumers

2013 LEGISLATIVE SCORECA R D


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AFZALI, KATHY (R) + + + + - + - 71 %

ANDERSON, CURT (D) + + + + - + + 86%

ARORA, SAM (D) + + + + - + + 86%

AUMANN, SUSAN (R) + + + + + + - 86%

BARKLEY, CHARLES (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BARNES, BEN (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BARVE, KUMAR (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BATES, GAIL (R) + + + + - + A 83%

BEIDLE, PAMELA (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BEITZEL, WENDELL (R) + + + + - + - 71 %

BOBO, ELIZABETH (D) + + + + + + + 100%

BOHANAN, JOHN (D) + + + + - + - 71 %

BOTELER, JOSEPH (R) + + + + + + - 86%

BRANCH, TALMADGE (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BRAVEBOY, AISHA (D) + + + + - + + 86%

BROMWELL, ERIC (D) + + + + - + - 71 %

BURNS, EMMETT (D) + NV + + - + + 71 %

BUSCH, MICHAEL (D) + + + + - + + 86%CANE, RUDOLPH (D) + + + + - + + 86%

CARDIN, JON (D) + + + + - + + 86%

CARR, AL (D) + + + + + + + 100%

CARTER, JILL (D) + + + + - + + 86%

CLAGETT, GALEN (D) + + + + - + A 83%

CLIPPINGER, LUKE (D) + + + + - + + 86%

CLUSTER, JOHN (R) + + + + + + - 86%

CONAWAY, FRANK (D) + + + + NV + + 86%

CONWAY, NORMAN (D) + + + + - + + 86%

COSTA, BOB (R) + + + + - + + 86%

CULLISON, BONNIE (D) + + + + - + + 86%

DAVIS, DERECK (D) + + + + - + + 86%

DEBOY, STEVEN (D) + + + + - + + 86%

DONOGHUE, JOHN (D) + + + + - A NV 67%

DUMAIS, KATHLEEN (D) + + + + - + + 86%

DWY ER, DON (R) A A + A A A - 50 %

ECKARDT, ADELAIDE (R) + + + + - + - 71 %

ELLIOTT, DONALD (R) + + + + - + + 86%

FELDMAN, BRIAN (D) + + + + - + + 86%

FISHER, MARK (R) + + + + + - - 71 %

FRANK, WILLIAM (R) NV + + + - + - 57 %

FRICK, BILL (D) + + + + A + + 100%

FRUSH, BARBARA (D) + + + + + + + 100%

GAINES,TAWANA (D) + + + + - + + 86%

GEORGE, RONALD (R) + + + + - + - 71 %

GILCHRIST, JAMES (D) + + + + - + + 86%

GLASS, GLEN (R) + + + + + + - 86%

GLENN, CHERYL (D) + + + + - + + 86%

GRIFFITH, MELONY (D) + + + + - + + 86%

GUTIERREZ, ANA SOL (D) + + + + - + + 86%

GUZZONE, GUY (D) + + + + - + + 86%

HADDAWAY-RICCIO, JEANNIE (R) + + + + - + - 71 %

HAMMEN, PETER (D) + + + + - + + 86%

HARPER, NINA (D) + + + + + + 100%

DELEGATE

FLOOR

SCORE

STATE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

HB

596

HB

342

SB

930

HB

1297

HB

89

HB

286

HB

332


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100% 86% 66%

67% 77% 87%

75% 81% 94%

NA 86% 70%

61% 74% 82%

67% 77% 85%

100% 93% 98%

NA 83% 63%

100% 93% 94%

NA 71% 66%

100% 100% 98%

NA 71% 78%

100% 93% 67%

100% 93% 94%

72% 79% 88%

100% 86% 91%

46% 59% 78%

NA 86% 95%100% 93% 98%

100% 93% 98%

100% 100% 100%

33% 60% 80%

53% 68% 89%

50% 68% 84%

50% 68% 56%

50% 68% 84%

NA 86% 95%

100% 93% 88%

100% 93% 98%

NA 86% 94%

NA 86% 87%

100% 84% 91%

75% 81% 88%

NA 50% 44%

NA 71% 61%

100% 93% 81%

61% 74% 85%

100% 86% 64%

100% 78% 76%

100% 100% 100%

100% 100% 100%

NA 86% 95%

100% 86% 71%

100% 93% 98%

50% 68% 64%

100% 93% 98%

NA 86% 95%

NA 86% 91%

NA 86% 95%

29% 50% 54%

100% 93% 98%

100% 100% 100%*

HAYNES, KEITH (D) + + + + -

HEALEY, ANNE (D) + + + + -

HERSHEY, STEPHEN (R) + + + + -

HIXSON, SHEILA (D) + + + + -

HOGAN, PATRICK (R) + + + + -

HOLMES, MARVIN (D) + + + + -

HOUGH, MICHAEL (R) + + + + -

HOWARD, CAROLYN (D) + + + + +

HUBBARD, JAMES (D) + + + + +

HUCKER, TOM (D) + + + + -

IMPALLARIA, RICK (R) + + + + -

IVEY, JOLENE (D) + + + + -

JACOBS, JAY (R) + + + + -

JAMES, MARY-DULANY (D) + + + + -

JAMESON, SALLY (D) + + NV + -

JONES, ADRIENNE (D) + + + + -

KACH, WADE (R) + + + + +

KAISER, ANNE (D) + + + + - KELLY, ARIANA (D) + + + + -

KELLY, KEVIN (D) + + + + -

KIPKE, NICHOLAUS (R) + + + - +

KRAMER, BEN (D) + + + + -

KREBS, SUSAN (R) + + + - -

LAFFERTY, STEPHEN (D) + + + + -

LEE, SUSAN (D) + + + + +

LOVE, MARY ANN (D) + + + + -

LUEDTKE, ERIC (D) + + + + -

MALONE, JAMES (D) + + + + -

MCCOMAS, SUSAN (R) + + + + -

MCCONKEY, TONY (R) + + + + -

MCDERMOTT, MIKE (R) + + + + +

MCDONO UGH, PAT (R) A A + + +

MCHALE, BRIAN (D) + + + + -

MCINTOSH, MAGGIE (D) + + + + -

MCMILLAN, HERB (R) + + + + +

MILLER, ARUNA (D) + + + + -

MILLER, WARREN (R) + + + + -

MINNICK, JOSEPH (D) + + + + -

MITCHELL, KEIFFER (D) NV + + + -

MIZEUR, HEATHER (D) + + + + -

MORHAIM, DAN (D) + + + + -

MURPHY, PETER (D) + + + + -

MYERS, LEROY (R) + + NV + -

NATHAN-PULLIAM, SHIRLEY (D) + + + + -

NIEMANN, DOYLE (D) + + + + -

NORMAN, WAYNE (R) + + + + -

ODONNELL, TONY (R) + + + + -

OAKS, NATHANIEL (D) + + + + -

OLSZEWSKI, JOHN (D) + + + + -

OTTO, CHARLES (R) + + + + -

PARROTT, NEIL (R) + + + + -

PENA-MELNYK, JOSELINE (D) + + + + -

COMMITTEE

SCORE

2013SCORE

DELEGATE

HB

596

HB

342

SB

930

HB

1297

HB

89

TH

REE-YEAR

AVERAGE


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+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 39% 55% 49%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 83 %

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 75% 73% 58%

+ + 100% 100% 100% 100%

+ + 100% 100% 100% 100%

+ + 86% 76% 81% 86%

+ - 71% 38% 55% 49%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 94%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 7 8%

+ + 86% NA 86% 91%

+ - 57% 44% 51% 76%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ - 86% 100% 93% 73%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 94%

+ - 71% 50% 61% 80%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 89%

+ + 86% 71% 79% 87%

+ - 57% 100% 79% 64%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + 100% 50% 75% 92%

+ + 86% 44% 65% 80%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ A 83% 100% 92% 92%

+ - 71% 75% 73% 52%

- - 57% NA 57% 57%

+ - 86% 75% 81% 59%

+ - 80% 100% 90% 68%

+ + 86% 61% 74% 83%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

- + 86% 100% 93% 82 %

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 28% 50% 47%

+ - 71% 41% 56% 71%

+ + 71% 50% 61% 82%

+ + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 90%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 57% 100% 79% 71%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 81%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 82 %

+ + 86% 100% 93% 94%

+ - 71% 47% 59% 74%

+ - 71% 100% 86% 82 %

+ - 71% 50% 61% 50%

+ + 86% 100% 93% 98%

PENDERGRASS, SHANE (D) +

PROCTOR, JAMES (D) +

READY, JUSTIN (R) +

REZNIK, KIRILL (D) +

ROBINSON, BARBARA (D) +

ROBINSON, SHANE (D) +

ROSENBERG, SAMUEL (D) +

RUDOLPH, DAVID (D) +

SCHUH, STEVE (R) +

SCHULZ, KELLY (R) +

SERAFINI, ANDREW (R) +

SIMMONS, LUIZ (D) +

SMIGIEL, MICHAEL (R) +

SOPHOCLEUS, THEODORE (D) +

STEIN, DANA (D) +

STIFLER, DONNA (R) +

STOCKSDALE, NANCY (R) +

STUKES, MELVIN (D) +SUMMERS, MICHAEL (D) +

SWAIN, DARREN (D) +

SZELIGA, KATHY (R) +

TARRANT, SHAWN (D) +

TURNER, FRANK (D) +

TURNER, VERONICA (D) +

VALDERRAMA, KRISELDA (D) +

VALENTINO-SMITH, GERA LDINE (D) +

VALLARIO, JOSEPH (D) +

VAUGHN, MICHAEL (D) +

VITALE, CATHY (R) +

WALDSTREICHER, JEFF (D) +

WALKER, JAY (D) +

WASHINGTON, ALONZO D +

WASHINGTON, MARY (D) +

WEIR, MIKE (D) +

WILSON, C.T. (D) +

WOOD, JOHN (D) +

ZUCKER, CRAIG (D) +

SUMMARY OF BILLS

HB 596 / SB 419: DUE PROCESS /

HB 1297 / SB 897: ALLOWS STATE

HB 342 / SB 446: PROHIBITS MA

SB 930: ALLOWS DRIVERS IN THE

HB 89 / SB 8: ALLOWS ENERGY CO

HB 286 / SB 161: LIMITING THE A

HB 332 (HOUSE ONLY): WOULD H

SB 249 (SENATE ONLY ): WOULD

FLOOR

SCORE

COMMITTEE

SCORE

2013SCORE

HB

286

HB

332

DELEGATE

TH

REE-YEAR

AVERAGE

HB

596


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+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + + - + - 71% 100% 86% 5 4%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 94%

+ + + - + + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + + 86% 50% 68% 89%

+ + + - + + 86% 56% 71% 83%

+ + + - + + 86% 64% 75% 61%

+ + + - + - 71% 33% 52% 50%

+ + + - + - 71% 100% 86% 68%

+ + + - + + 86% 50% 68% 84%

+ A + + + - 83% 67% 75% 64%

+ + + - + + 86% NA 86% 83%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + - 71% 40% 56% 55%

+ + + - + - 71% NA 71% 74%

NV + + - + + 71% 100% 86% 95%NV + + - + + 71% 100% 86% 91%

+ + + - + + 86% 50% 68% 68%*

+ + + - + - 71% NA 71% 57%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + + + + 100% 50% 75% 83%

+ + + - NV + 71% NA 71% 70%

+ + + - + + 86% 67% 77% 84%

+ + + - - + 71% 100% 86% 78%

+ + + - + + 86% 50% 68% 84%

+ A + - + + 83% 100% 92% 95%

+ + NV - + + 71% 100% 86% 86%*

+ + + - + + 86% NA 86% 95%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 9 6%

+ + + - + + 86% 100% 93% 98%

+ + + - + - 71% NA 71% 82%

+ + + - + + 86% NA 86% 95%

2013 LEGISLATIVE SCORECA R D

IN MCRCS 2013 SCORECARD

EXPEDITED RELEA SE FOR PEOPLE ARRESTED IN DEBT CASES.

OFFICIALS TO PUT A SECURITY FREEZE ON CREDIT REPORTS OF FOSTER CHILDREN.

DATORY BUNDLING OF HOME, AUTO INSURANCE

AIF PROGRAM TO BUY CAR INSURANCE IN INSTALLMENTS

MPANIES TO ADD SURCHARGE U P TO $2 / MONTH TO ENERGY BILLS

ILITY TO FORECLOSE ON HOMEOWNERS IN CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF LIENS.

AVE LIMITED PRICE GOUGING AFTER STATES OF EMERGENCY.

AVE PROHIBITED AUTO MANUFACTURERS FROM RETALIATING AGAINST MD CAR DEALER S.

FLOOR

SCORE

COMMITTEE

SCORE

TH

REE-YEAR

AVERAGE

2013SCORE

HB

342

SB

930

HB

1297

HB

89

HB

286

HB

332

Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition 2013 Scorecard

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