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HB 299: Fla. Title Loan Act

GENERAL BILL by Sublette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bainter ; Wiles ; Miller ; Chestnut ; Greenstein ; Sobel ; Futch ; Effman ; Bush ; Detert ; Ball ; Hill ; Kilmer ; Flanagan ; Murman ; Fiorentino ; Fuller ; Greene ; Casey ; Kelly ; Eggelletion ; Fasano ; Crow ; Posey ; Barreiro ; Henriquez ; Brown ; Jacobs ; Ritchie ; Argenziano ; Peaden ; Hafner ; Dennis ; Heyman ; Rayson ; Melvin ; Harrington ; Starks ; Logan ; Goodlette ; Levine ; Edwards ; Betancourt ; Hart ; Cosgrove ; Minton ; Tullis ; Rojas ; Brummer ; Stafford ; Trovillion ; Reddick ; Johnson ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Bloom ; Wasserman Schultz ; Turnbull ; Kosmas ; Sanderson ; Ritter ; Smith ; Suarez ; Crist

Fla. Title Loan Act; creates said act; requires licensure by Banking & Finance Dept. to act as title loan lender; requires bond, nonrefundable application & investigation fees, & fingerprinting; provides for renewal & reactivation of licenses; provides for title loan agreement; provides for reclaiming repossessed motor vehicle under certain circumstances; provides for title loan interest rates; provides for title loan lenders lien, etc. Amends Ch. 538. APPROPRIATION: $500,000.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/1999 House • Prefiled
1/21/1999 House • Referred to Financial Services (CAC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Financial Services (CAC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Financial Services (CAC), 03/03/99, 10:00 am, 212-HOB
3/3/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Financial Services (CAC) -HJ 00251
3/8/1999 House • Now in Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC) -HJ 00251
3/15/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC), 03/17/99, 1:00 pm, 413C
3/17/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC) -HJ 00403
3/24/1999 House • Withdrawn from- Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00337
3/25/1999 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00403
3/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/30/99, 1:30 pm, 116K
3/30/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00514
4/5/1999 House • Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00514
4/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 04/20/99, 4:00 pm, 214C
4/20/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00751
4/21/1999 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00751
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00772; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00772; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00778; Read third time -HJ 00783; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00783
4/22/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/26/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Agriculture and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00890
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Services