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HB1641 • 2026

Civil Actions - District Court - Enforcement of Money Judgments

Civil Actions - District Court - Enforcement of Money Judgments

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegate Bagnall
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Civil Actions - District Court - Enforcement of Money Judgments

Repealing a provision prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment for a small claim, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

What This Bill Does

  • Repealing a provision prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment for a small claim, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 House

    First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  2. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Civil Actions - District Court - Enforcement of Money Judgments

Official Summary Text

Repealing a provision prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment for a small claim, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1641*

HOUSE BILL 1641
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By: Delegate Bagnall
Introduced and read first time: February 25, 2026
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Civil Actions – District Court – Enforcement of Money Judgments 2

FOR the purpose of repealing a pro vision prohibiting the District Court, in aid of 3
enforcement or execution of a certain money judgment, from ordering the appearance 4
of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer 5
interrogatories; and generally relating to procedures for the enforcement of money 6
judgments in the District Court. 7

BY repealing 8
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
Section 11–704 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15

[11–704. 16

The District Court may not, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment 17
resulting from a small claim action under § 4–405 of this article, order an individual to: 18

(1) Appear for an examination; or 19

(2) Answer interrogatories.] 20

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
October 1, 2026. 22