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CS/SB 550: Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Simpson

Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments; Applying certain provisions relating to civil actions brought to collect dishonored checks, drafts, and orders of payment to specified types of payment instruments to permit the award of triple damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees, the imposition of service charges, and requirements for written demands for payment that must be delivered before commencement of collection actions; authorizing the payee of a dishonored payment instrument to recover bank fees and a service charge without filing a civil action, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/2/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 457 (Ch. 2013-113) -SJ 1021
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/31/2013 Senate • Filed
    2/6/2013 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary -SJ 42
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
    3/28/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/02/13, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/2/2013 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    4/4/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 346
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 352
    4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/15/13, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
    • Now in Judiciary -SJ 476
    4/30/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 881
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/13
    5/2/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1021
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 457 -SJ 1021
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 457 (Ch. 2013-113) -SJ 1021

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  • CS/SB 550, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2013 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2013 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 457 (er) Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments Magar Identical Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-113
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2013 3:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.065 Actions to collect worthless checks, drafts, or orders of payment; attorney’s fees and collection costs. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 550, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2013 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2013 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 457 (c2) Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments Magar Compare Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-113
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    580832 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Hays)
    4/1/2013
    2:04 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2013 12:30 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.065 Actions to collect worthless checks, drafts, or orders of payment; attorney’s fees and collection costs. Page 1 (pdf)

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