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CS/CS/SB 2430: Collection Practices

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Crist

Collection Practices; requires applicant to apply to Financial Regulation Office to register as commercial collection agency; provides procedures by which said agency may reinstate its registration; provides that out-of-state consumer collection agency otherwise subject to this state's jurisdiction is subject to sanctions for committing prohibited practices; authorizes office to conduct investigations of consumer complaints, etc. Amends Ch. 559. APPROPRIATION: $450,575.

Effective Date: 10/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2004 Senate • Prefiled
    3/10/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 00231
    3/12/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/17/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S
    3/17/2004 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00378; CS read first time on 03/24/04 -SJ 00386
    3/19/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00378
    4/12/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/04, 9:15 am, 412-K
    4/15/2004 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 00699; CS read first time on 04/21/04 -SJ 00709
    4/19/2004 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00699
    4/22/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748; Read second time -SJ 00746
    4/23/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00763; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00764
    4/24/2004 House • In Messages
    4/28/2004 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00847
    4/30/2004 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 2430, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/19/2004 at 9:41 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2004 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2428 (c2) Public Records Exemption Crist Linked Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    H 1371 Bilirakis Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    H 1715 (e1) Public Records Exemption Bilirakis Compare Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2004 9:15 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2004 10:56 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (26)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.544 Registration required; exemptions.
    559.545 Registration of commercial collection agencies; procedure.
    559.546 Bond; evidence of current and valid bond.
    559.547 Void registration.
    559.5471
    559.5473
    559.5474
    559.5475
    559.5476
    559.5477
    559.55 Definitions.
    559.552 Relationship of state and federal law.
    559.553 Registration of consumer collection agencies required; exemptions.
    559.555 Registration of consumer collection agencies; procedure.
    559.563 Void registration.
    559.565 Enforcement action against out-of-state consumer debt collector.
    559.72 Prohibited practices generally.
    559.725 Consumer complaints; administrative duties.
    559.726
    559.7262
    559.7263
    559.7264
    559.7265
    559.730 Administrative remedies.
    559.77 Civil remedies.
    559.785 Criminal penalty.

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  • CS/SB 2430, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2004 at 1:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2004 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (26)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.544 Registration required; exemptions.
    559.545 Registration of commercial collection agencies; procedure.
    559.546 Bond; evidence of current and valid bond.
    559.547 Void registration.
    559.5471
    559.5473
    559.5474
    559.5475
    559.5476
    559.5477
    559.55 Definitions.
    559.552 Relationship of state and federal law.
    559.553 Registration of consumer collection agencies required; exemptions.
    559.555 Registration of consumer collection agencies; procedure.
    559.563 Void registration.
    559.565 Enforcement action against out-of-state consumer debt collector.
    559.72 Prohibited practices generally.
    559.725 Consumer complaints; administrative duties.
    559.726
    559.7262
    559.7263
    559.7264
    559.7265
    559.730 Administrative remedies.
    559.77 Civil remedies.
    559.785 Criminal penalty.

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  • SB 2430, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2004 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2004 2:30 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (26)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.544 Registration required; exemptions.
    559.545 Registration of commercial collection agencies; procedure.
    559.546 Bond; evidence of current and valid bond.
    559.547 Void registration.
    559.5471
    559.5473
    559.5474
    559.5475
    559.5476
    559.5477
    559.55 Definitions.
    559.552 Relationship of state and federal law.
    559.553 Registration of consumer collection agencies required; exemptions.
    559.555 Registration of consumer collection agencies; procedure.
    559.563 Void registration.
    559.565 Enforcement action against out-of-state consumer debt collector.
    559.72 Prohibited practices generally.
    559.725 Consumer complaints; administrative duties.
    559.726
    559.7262
    559.7263
    559.7264
    559.7265
    559.730 Administrative remedies.
    559.77 Civil remedies.
    559.785 Criminal penalty.

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