Bill Summary

SB 550 Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments (2013 Session)
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Sponsors
by Simpson  CS Sponsors: Banking and Insurance
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Summary
Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments; Applying certain provisions relating to civil actions brought to collect dishonored checks, drafts, and orders of payment to specified types of payment instruments to permit the award of triple damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees, the imposition of service charges, and requirements for written demands for payment that must be delivered before commencement of collection actions; authorizing the payee of a dishonored payment instrument to recover bank fees and a service charge without filing a civil action, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2013
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committees of reference
   S Banking and Insurance
   S Commerce and Tourism
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Actions
01/31/13
SENATE
Filed
02/06/13
SENATE
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary
03/28/13
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 04/02/13, 12:30 pm, 110 S
04/02/13
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Banking and Insurance; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/04/13
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/04/13
SENATE
Now in Commerce and Tourism
04/10/13
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 04/15/13, 3:30 pm, 110 S
04/15/13
SENATE
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/15/13
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
04/30/13
SENATE
Withdrawn from Judiciary
04/30/13
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/30/13
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/02/13
05/02/13
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0457; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0457
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bill text & filed amendments
0550
Filed on 01/31/13
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Amendment 580832 LF DE
Hays
Filed on 04/01/13
Replaced by CS
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0550C1
Filed on 04/04/13
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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