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CS/CS/CS/HB 311: Debt Settlement Services

GENERAL BILL by General Government Policy Council ; Government Operations Appropriations Committee ; Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Committee ; Hudson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgin

Debt Settlement Services; Provides powers of OFR; authorizes FSC to adopt rules; provides exceptions from applicability of provisions regulating debt settlement services; provides an exception for attorneys representing clients; requires debt settlement organizations to be registered with OFR; provides registration fee; requires background screening of applicants & control persons, etc. APPROPRIATION: $475,705.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
 Last Action: 4/30/2010 Senate - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/5/2009 House • Filed
11/20/2009 House • Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council
3/2/2010 House • Introduced, referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00032
3/23/2010 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC), 03/25/10, 2:45 pm, Webster Hall
3/25/2010 House • CS by Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00449
3/31/2010 House • CS read 1st time on 03/31/10 -HJ 00443; Pending review of CS under Rule 7.20
4/6/2010 House • Original reference(s) removed: Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); CS referred to Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00608; Now in Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC)
4/7/2010 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC), 04/09/10, 11:00 am, 116-K
4/9/2010 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00663
4/12/2010 House • CS read 1st time on 04/12/10 -HJ 00658; Pending review of CS under Rule 7.20; Now in General Government Policy Council -HJ 00661; On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 04/14/10, 9:15 am, Morris Hall
4/14/2010 House • CS/CS/CS by- General Government Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00722
4/15/2010 House • CS read 1st time on 04/15/10 -HJ 00717; Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.20
4/16/2010 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00732
4/22/2010 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00884; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00884
4/23/2010 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 01026; CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 01026
4/23/2010 Senate • In Messages
4/30/2010 Senate • Died in Messages