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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • SB 1828, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2020 at 7:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7041 (c1) Litigation Financing Consumer Protection Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar

    Committee Amendments (11)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    750626 - Amendment
    Delete line 44 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/17/2020
    2:35 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    622032 - Amendment
    Delete lines 204 - 216 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/17/2020
    2:35 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    885912 - Amendment
    Delete lines 331 - 338.
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/17/2020
    2:34 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    793752 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Broxson)
    2/10/2020
    6:11 PM
    Pending
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 469258 - Amendment to Amendment (793752)
    Delete line 7 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/11/2020
    1:14 PM
    Favorable
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 481944 - Amendment to Amendment (793752)
    Delete line 7 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/11/2020
    1:15 PM
    Unfavorable
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 504878 - Amendment to Amendment (793752)
    Delete lines 99 - 117 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/11/2020
    1:14 PM
    Unfavorable
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 327102 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (793752)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/18/2020
    7:48 AM
    Unfavorable
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 339220 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (793752)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/18/2020
    7:48 AM
    Unfavorable
    2/19/2020
    Web Page
    PDF
    638636 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/18/2020
    7:48 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    491882 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Thurston)
    2/18/2020
    7:48 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.952 Page 2 (pdf)
    559.953 Page 4 (pdf)
    559.954 Page 6 (pdf)
    559.955 Page 7 (pdf)
    559.956 Page 8 (pdf)
    559.957 Page 10 (pdf)
    559.958 Page 11 (pdf)
    559.959 Page 12 (pdf)
    559.961 Page 12 (pdf)
    559.962 Page 13 (pdf)

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