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CS/CS/SB 740: UCC/Letters of Credit

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Campbell

UCC/Letters of Credit; revises article 5 of Uniform Commercial Code re letters of credit; provides formal requirements; provides that consideration is unnecessary; provides for issuance, amendment, cancellation, & duration; specifies rights & obligations of confirmers, nominated persons, & advisers; provides issuer's rights & obligations; provides procedures for counteracting fraud & forgery, etc. Amends 95.11, 671.105, 672.512, 675.101-.117, 679.103-.106,.304,.305.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/22/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-137 -SJ 00887
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/1999 Senate • Prefiled
1/26/1999 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Judiciary
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 02/16/99, 3:00 pm, Room-110S
2/16/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities
2/19/1999 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Judiciary -SJ 00053; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 02/16/99, 3:00 pm, Room-110S; Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00015; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -SJ 00108; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00016
3/8/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/11/99, 10:45 am, Room-110S
3/11/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Judiciary -SJ 00257; CS read first time on 03/16/99 -SJ 00281
3/12/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00257
3/24/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00308; Read second time -SJ 00302
3/30/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00376; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00376
4/6/1999 Senate • Immediately certified -SJ 00428
4/6/1999 House • In Messages
4/8/1999 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00518; Substituted for HB 515 -HJ 00531; Read second and third times -HJ 00532; CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00532
4/13/1999 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00521
4/15/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00585
4/22/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-137 -SJ 00887