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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 705

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBT REDUCTION SERVICES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Housing Committee on June 2, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require individuals selling debt reduction services to (A) clearly describe in a contract the services to be provided, including an analysis of the consumer's debt; (B) provide consumers with a three-day right of cancellation; and (C) document all costs associated with the provision of debt reduction services to prohibit debt reducers from charging upfront or advance fees, (2) prohibit for-profit corporations from providing debt reduction services, and (3) authorize the Banking Commissioner to investigate and reduce debt reducer fees that are excessive in relation to common industry fees and the financial benefit received by the consumer for such services.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Its course

January 27 to June 2, 2009, 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 action27 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Jun 2 · stopped126 days

Housing CommitteeJan 27 to Mar 1042 days

Banking CommitteeApr 9 to Apr 145 days

Appropriations CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 275 days

Housing CommitteeJun 2 to Jun 2 · stopped0 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Jan 27 – Jun 2

  1. Jan 27Introduced and sent to Housing Committee
  2. Feb 11Heard in Housing Committee
  3. Mar 10Housing Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 9Sent to Banking Committee
  5. Apr 14Banking Committee recommended it
  6. Apr 22Sent to Appropriations Committee
  7. Apr 27Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
  8. Jun 2Sent to Housing Committee
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 25FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Mar 25SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Mar 25FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 9REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  11. Apr 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
  12. Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  13. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  14. Apr 14NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  15. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  16. Apr 22REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  17. Apr 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  18. Apr 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  19. May 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  20. May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  21. May 7NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  22. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  23. May 7FILE NO.Both houses
  24. May 13MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATESenate
  25. May 15REMOVED FOOT OF CALENDAR SENATESenate
  26. May 19MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATESenate
  27. Jun 2SEN. RECOMMITTED TOSenate