---
type: "Bill"
title: "False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller"
description: "False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 391"
citation: "Maryland HB 391 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bartlett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b0821d3-2de9-4b72-853b-5592d0a70d95"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0391?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "6800c13e125d592ead1a435c63f9f1b301a4bd7fe988e502d91c050ec487ff64"
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 HB 391 (2022) — False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_608_hb0391e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0391e.pdf)
3. **First - False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0391f.pdf)
4. **Third - False Claims - Civil Penalties or Damages - Authorization to Recover and Exceptions to General Fund Deposit by Comptroller** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0391t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **126–7** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bartlett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-02-21** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-05-29** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 608 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b0821d3-2de9-4b72-853b-5592d0a70d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).