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• Introduced by Rep. Mike Foley (D) on February 17, 2009, to require mortgage servicers to register with the government, impose a new $1,500 fee on mortgage servicers for each delinquent loan they foreclose, give judges the power to alter the terms of loan contracts, and impose a six month moratorium on foreclosures.
  • Referred to the House Housing & Urban Revitalization Committee on February 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on May 13, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jennifer Garrison (D) on May 20, 2009, to declare an emergency means to take immediate effect. This amendment would remove that stipulation. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 20, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Dan Stewart (D) on May 20, 2009, to make appropriations for having the supreme court operate and maintain a state foreclosure database. Also to make appropriations to the department of commerce for the purpose of educating the public to prevent future foreclosures. The amendment passed 88 to 9 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Foley (D) on May 20, 2009, to provide rules for attorneys that handle foreclosure cases. The amendment passed 52 to 45 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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  • Amendment offered by Rep. Nan Baker (R) on May 20, 2009, to include the contact information of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The amendment passed 96 to 1 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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  • Amendment offered by Rep. Louis W. Blessing, Jr. (R) on May 20, 2009. The amendment failed 46 to 51 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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  • Amendment offered by Rep. Peter Stautberg (R) on May 20, 2009, to reduce the moratorium on mortgage foreclosures from six-months to sixty days. The amendment failed 46 to 51 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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  • Motion by Rep. Matthew J. Dolan (R) on May 20, 2009. The motion failed 44 to 53 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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• Passed 54 to 43 in the House on May 20, 2009.
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• Received in the Senate on May 21, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance & Financial Institututions Committee on June 3, 2009.