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CS/SB 1530: Financial Settlements

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Geller

Financial Settlements; revises definitions; provides for approval of forms; provides for applicability; requires certain purchases to be handled by independent third-party trustee; provides requirements for direct or indirect transfer of structured-settlement-payment rights; requires that obligor make certain disclosures to claimant in negotiating settlement of claims, etc. Amends Ch. 626.

Effective Date: 10/01/2001
Last Action: 6/15/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-247; See also CS/CS/SB 108 (Ch. 2001-207)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/16/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00157
3/21/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/26/01, 3:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/28/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/02/01, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Not considered
4/4/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/09/01, 12:00 Noon, 110-S
4/9/2001 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00328; CS read first time on 04/11/01 -SJ 00339
4/11/2001 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00328
4/19/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00409; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/1/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00652; Read second time -SJ 00752; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00753; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00757
5/2/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00803; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00803
5/2/2001 House • In Messages
5/3/2001 House • Received -HJ 01905; Read second and third times -HJ 01905; CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01905
5/3/2001 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01256
5/31/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/15/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-247; See also CS/CS/SB 108 (Ch. 2001-207)