HB 273 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Money Services Businesses

Summary

Money Services Businesses; Revises provisions related to violations of money services business activities & penalties for such violations; revises provisions related to certain prohibited activities without license; revises requirements for money transmitter or payment instrument seller to conduct business; revises requirements for written contract between money transmitter or payment instrument seller & authorized vendor; provides requirements for money transmitter that receives virtual currency; excludes virtual currency in calculation of permissible investments; revises recordkeeping requirements for money transmitter or payment instrument seller; revises financial liability requirements for money transmitter or payment instrument seller.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Dec 2, 2021 Signed May 12, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Mar 7, 2022

How they voted

33–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Mar 7, 2022

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican22

19 Yea 1 Nay 2

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1

upper

Mar 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Mar 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amendment 941613 adopted

lower

Jan 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Dec 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Dec 3, 2021

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Dec 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Original reference removed: State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Dec 2, 2021

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Dec 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Dec 1, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Nov 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Oct 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Oct 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Oct 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors