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CS/CS/CS/HB 989: Chief Financial Officer

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; LaMarca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mooney

Chief Financial Officer; Creates Federal Tax Liaison position within DFS; provides that, upon diagnosis of cancer, firefighters are entitled to certain benefits; provides additional grounds for qualified public depositories to be suspended & disqualified; provides reimbursement schedule requirements for emergency services & care under workers' compensation; provides qualification for all-lines adjuster licenses; authorizes OFR to receive complaints from customer or member who reasonably believes that financial institution has acted in bad faith in taking action restricting access to such customer's or member's account; provides circumstances under which property is presumed unclaimed; provides circumstances under which virtual currency held or owing by banking organizations are not presumed unclaimed; revises date on which stocks & other equity interests in business associations are presumed unclaimed; provides that certain intangible property held by attorneys in fact & by agents in fiduciary capacity are presumed unclaimed; provides that state assumes custody & responsibility for safekeeping of unclaimed property upon good faith payments or deliveries of property to department.

Effective Date: 5/2/2024
Last Action: 5/3/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-140; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 939 (Ch. 2024-139)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2023 House • Filed
1/8/2024 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/23/2024 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/25/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/29/2024 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/30/2024 House • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
2/2/2024 House • Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2/6/2024 House • Favorable with CS by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/7/2024 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/20/2024 House • PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2/26/2024 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
2/29/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 009191 adopted
• Amendment 530611 adopted
• Amendment 246769 superseded by substitute
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/1/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
3/1/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/6/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 883
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1098 -SJ 884
• Read 2nd time -SJ 883
• Amendment(s) adopted (383170, 699538, 919464) -SJ 884
• Read 3rd time -SJ 886
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 886
3/6/2024 House • In Messages
3/7/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 198697 adopted
• Amendment 773673 adopted as amended
• Amendment 895767 adopted
• Amendment 383170 Concur
• Concurred in Senate amendment 919464 as amended
• Concurred in Senate amendment 699538 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 9
• Amendment 658763 engrossed amendment (replaces 773673, 198697)
3/7/2024 Senate • In returning messages
3/8/2024 Senate • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (658763, 895767) -SJ 1028
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 1028
• Reconsidered -SJ 1028
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, Concurred in 2 House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (658763, 895767) -SJ 1029
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 -SJ 1029
3/8/2024 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
• In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/30/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/2/2024 • Approved by Governor
5/3/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-140; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 939 (Ch. 2024-139)