CS/CS/SB 2682: Credit Counseling Services
GENERAL BILL by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services ; Banking and Insurance ; Aronberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater ; Lynn ; Campbell ; Wilson
Credit Counseling Services; provides definitions; prohibits certain persons from accepting certain fees or costs from debtors under certain circumstances; provides exceptions; provides disclosure & financial reporting requirements for debt management or credit counseling services; provides disbursement of funds requirements; provides civil penalties; provides for awards of attorney's fees & costs, & for criminal penalties, etc. Creates 817.801-.806.
Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 6/23/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-351
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/23/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-351
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2004 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/16/2004 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary -SJ 00310 |
| 3/19/2004 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/24/04, 1:00 pm, 110-S |
| 3/24/2004 | Senate |
• CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 00439; CS read first time on 03/31/04 -SJ 00457 |
| 3/26/2004 | Senate |
• Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services -SJ 00439 |
| 4/7/2004 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services, 04/12/04, 2:45 pm, 412-K |
| 4/12/2004 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 00583; CS read first time on 04/14/04 -SJ 00593 |
| 4/14/2004 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00583 |
| 4/26/2004 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00991; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/27/2004 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01028, -SJ 01176 |
| 4/28/2004 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01176; Read second time -SJ 01282; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01282; Ordered engrossed -SJ 01282 |
| 4/29/2004 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 01372; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01372 |
| 4/29/2004 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/30/2004 | House |
• Substituted for HB 1245 -HJ 01343; Received -HJ 01344; Read second and third times -HJ 01344; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01344 |
| 4/30/2004 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740 |
| 6/16/2004 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/23/2004 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-351 |