SB 1828: Litigation Financing Consumer Protection
GENERAL BILL by Broxson
Litigation Financing Consumer Protection; Creating the Litigation Financing Consumer Protection Act; requiring litigation financiers to register with the Office of Financial Regulation; prohibiting litigation financiers from engaging in specified conduct; providing for a contingent right to civil action proceeds assignability; providing that specified communications between attorneys and litigation financiers do not limit or waive statutory or common-law privilege, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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1/13/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
1/17/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 178 |
1/22/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 178 |
2/6/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered |
2/14/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/19/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |