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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1544

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY ON PRESETTLEMENT LEGAL FUNDING AND LOANS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTICIPATED RECEIPT OF A WRONGFUL INCARCERATION AWARD.

Became law as Special Act 25-20, signed July 8, 2025, 109 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Commissioner of Banking to report on consumer complaints made with respect to presettlement legal funding and loans made in connection with the anticipated receipt of a wrongful incarceration award.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Gary A. Winfield

Its course

March 21 to July 8, 2025, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

In the SenateMar 21 to May 747 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 21 to Apr 414 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 7 to Jun 428 days

Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 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 Mar 21 – May 7

  1. Mar 21Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 24Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Apr 4Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. May 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives May 8 – Jun 4

  1. May 8Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 4Passed the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

  1. Jun 16Numbered Special Act 25-20
  2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Mar 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Apr 4Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Apr 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Apr 23SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses
  10. May 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
  11. May 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  12. May 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  13. Jun 4HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  14. Jun 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
  15. Jun 16SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
  16. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  17. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  18. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor