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CS/CS/HB 413: Consumer Collection Practices

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Santiago

Consumer Collection Practices; Deletes provision entitling prospective consumer collection agency registrants to registration when specified conditions are met; provides powers & duties of OFR & FSC; requires fees, charges, & fines to be deposited in specified trust fund; authorizes OFR to make investigations or examinations to determine violations; revises registration procedures & application requirements for consumer collection agencies; requires applicants & certain registrants to submit fingerprints; provides that registrations are not transferable or assignable; requires consumer collection agencies to report changes in specified information within specified period; provides registration renewal & fingerprint retention fees; provides notification requirements for consumer collection agencies; authorizes office to bring administrative action; provides grounds for disciplinary action; provides penalties.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
Last Action: 6/13/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-116, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 415 (Ch. 2014-117)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/12/2013 House • Filed
1/8/2014 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 36
1/28/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/14, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2014 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 156
2/11/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/12/2014 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 151
2/28/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/04/14, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 36
• Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 205
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 205
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 140
3/10/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/12/14, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/12/2014 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 284
3/13/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
3/14/2014 House • CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 281
3/18/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 292
4/7/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14
4/9/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 489
• Amendment(s) adopted (307575) -HJ 490
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 513
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 513
4/21/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 525
4/22/2014 Senate • Received -SJ 525
4/25/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 678
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 678
• Substituted for CS/SB 1006 -SJ 678
• Read 2nd time -SJ 678, 687
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 720
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 720
4/28/2014 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 823
6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-116, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 415 (Ch. 2014-117)