Consumer Protection
Summary
Consumer Protection; Authorizes mortgage lenders to transact business from branch offices & remote locations; provides requirement for operating remote locations; provides requirements for organizers of crowd-funding campaigns relating to disasters & crowd-funding platforms; prohibits money services business from cashing corporate checks for payee in excess of workers' compensation policy coverage amounts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed May 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023 · House Apr 28, 2023
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
1
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2023-130; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 418 (Ch. 2023-217)
legislature
May 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Amendment 868114 Concur
lower
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (868114)
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 916441 adopted
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Giallombardo
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Stan McClain
RRepublican
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