l9n/ Connecticut

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 6070

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE RECOVERY OF EXCESSIVE LATE FEES IN CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTIONS AND CONCERNING THE REPOSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 22, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit the recovery in a civil action of any late fee or similar charge imposed pursuant to a consumer credit transaction where the amount of such late fee or charge exceeds the amount of principal and interest owed by the consumer, and to provide that the filing of a bankruptcy petition by a retail buyer of a motor vehicle, or such buyer's status as a debtor in bankruptcy, shall not by itself be a default under a retail installment contract or installment loan contract or be a ground for repossession of the motor vehicle.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

John W. Hetherington, Mike Alberts, Ruth C. Fahrbach, Ron Burns, Themis Klarides, Richard F. Ferrari, Peter F. Villano, Kevin Ryan, Christel H. Truglia, William Tong, Jim Shapiro

Its course

January 18 to March 22, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action5 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Mar 22 · stopped63 days

Judiciary CommitteeJan 18 to Mar 22 · stopped63 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 18 – Mar 22

  1. Jan 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 19Drafted as a bill by Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 20Sent to Judiciary Committee
  4. Mar 22Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 13Vote to DraftBoth houses
  3. Mar 19DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  4. Mar 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  5. Mar 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses