H311 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by General Government Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Hudson; (CO-SPONSORS) Burgin (Similar CS/S 1702, Compare H 0471, S 0332, S 0706, S 0938, CS/CS/S 2070, CS/CS/S 2072) Debt Settlement Services; Provides powers of OFR; authorizes FSC to adopt rules; provides exceptions from applicability of provisions regulating debt settlement services; provides an exception for attorneys representing clients; requires debt settlement organizations to be registered with OFR; provides registration fee; requires background screening of applicants & control persons, etc. APPROPRIATION: $475,705. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided. 11/05/09 HOUSE Filed 11/20/09 HOUSE Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council 03/02/10 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00032 03/23/10 HOUSE PCS on Committee agenda-- Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC), 03/25/10, 2:45 pm, Webster Hall 03/25/10 HOUSE CS by Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00449 03/31/10 HOUSE CS read 1st time on 03/31/10 -HJ 00443; Pending review of CS under Rule 7.20 04/06/10 HOUSE Original reference(s) removed: Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); CS referred to Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00608; Now in Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC) 04/07/10 HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC), 04/09/10, 11:00 am, 116-K 04/09/10 HOUSE CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00663 04/12/10 HOUSE CS read 1st time on 04/12/10 -HJ 00658; Pending review of CS under Rule 7.20; Now in General Government Policy Council -HJ 00661; On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 04/14/10, 9:15 am, Morris Hall 04/14/10 HOUSE CS/CS/CS by- General Government Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00722 04/15/10 HOUSE CS read 1st time on 04/15/10 -HJ 00717; Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.20 04/16/10 HOUSE Placed on Calendar -HJ 00732 04/22/10 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00884; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00884 04/23/10 HOUSE Read 3rd time -HJ 01026; CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 01026 04/23/10 SENATE In Messages 04/30/10 SENATE Died in Messages
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