---
type: "Bill"
title: "Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution"
description: "Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 425"
citation: "Maryland SB 425 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Beidle", "Benson", "Carter", "Hayes", "Kelley", "Smith", "Washington"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-27"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/724b582e-1636-46f4-8b11-72594e37341a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0425?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "018d72e44444a2d1822e552a0d9260157386907e93fea6b86765915768d626ae"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 425 (2020) — Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_184_sb0425e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0425e.pdf)
3. **First - Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0425f.pdf)
4. **Third - Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0425t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to suspend rules and allow 2 Rdgs on 1 Day — **117–15** (pass) · lower
- On third reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- ON THIRD READING (Rules Suspended) (Amend) — **97–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Augustine — primary (person)
- Beidle — primary (person)
- Benson — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Kelley — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Washington — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-27** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-17** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Dumais) Adopted
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Passed Enrolled
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 184 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/724b582e-1636-46f4-8b11-72594e37341a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).