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HB 67 - Credit Counseling Services

General Bill   by Porter (CO-SPONSORS) Costello
Credit Counseling Services: Requires that debt management & credit counseling services be provided pursuant to debt settlement plan; requires credit counseling agency to make certain disclosures to debtor before debtor consents to payment; prohibits credit counseling agency from making certain misrepresentations to debtor; provides certain conditions that credit counseling agency must meet before receiving payment; provides that debtor may withdraw any account funds placed with credit counseling agency at any time without penalty; authorizes credit counseling agency to hold funds in order to allow funds to accumulate.
Effective Date: October 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

    -  Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
    -  Economic Affairs Committee

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
CS/SB 336 Debt Settlement Services Compare

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee
Died in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
1st Reading Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:59 PM
Now in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:51 PM Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:51 PM Economic Affairs Committee
Referred to Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:51 PM Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Filed Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:02 PM Porter

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

817.801
817.802
817.8035
817.805
 

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