Bill Summary

HB 457 Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments (2013 Session)
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Sponsors
by Magar  CS Sponsors: Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee, Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Summary
Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments: Defines "payment instrument"; applies certain provisions relating to civil actions brought to collect dishonored checks, drafts, & orders of payment to specified types of payment instruments to permit award of triple damages, court costs, & reasonable attorney fees, imposition of service charges, & requirements for written demands for payment that must be delivered before commencement of collection actions; authorizes payee of dishonored payment instrument to recover bank fees & service charge without filing civil action. Effective Date: July 1, 2013
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice Subcommittee
   H Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/22/13
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Filed
01/30/13
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/30/13
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
02/06/13
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/13/13, 2:00 pm, 404 H
02/13/13
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Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 2 Nays
02/19/13
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/21/13
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Now in Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee
03/18/13
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On Committee agenda - Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 03/20/13, 1:00 pm, 12 H
03/20/13
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/22/13
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/25/13
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/26/13
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/28/13, 10:30 am, 404 H
03/28/13
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/28/13
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/09/13
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Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/11/13
04/11/13
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Read Second Time
04/12/13
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 96 Yeas / 18 Nays)
04/18/13
SENATE
In Messages
04/18/13
SENATE
Received; Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary
05/02/13
SENATE
Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0550; Read Second Time
05/02/13
SENATE
Placed on Third Reading for 05/03/13
05/03/13
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/03/13
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
05/06/13
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/28/13
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/12/13)
06/05/13
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-113
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bill text & filed amendments
0457
Filed on 01/22/13
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Amendment 549405 DE
Magar
Filed on 02/12/13
Adopted
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0457C1
Filed on 02/19/13
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Amendment 298143
Magar
Filed on 03/19/13
Adopted
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0457C2
Filed on 03/22/13
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0457ER
Filed on 05/06/13
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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