CURRENCY EXCHANGE ACT-ADMIN
Summary
Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Provides that all funds received by currency exchanges for remittance to utility and other companies be deposited into an escrow account no later than the next business day and the escrow account may not be used for any other use. Increases a community currency exchange license application fee to $1,500 (rather than $500) and increases the annual license fee to $500 (rather than $200). Requires that the community currency exchange retain a annual surety bond of $50,000 (rather than $10,000) or the community currency exchange may be covered by a blanket bond in a principal aggregate sum of not less than $10,000,000 (rather than $2,000,000). Requires that the community currency exchange maintain a minimum of $5,000 of its own cash funds to be available for the uses and purposes of its business. Requires that the community currency exchange deposit into an escrow account all funds received as payment for money orders no later than the next business day. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation may fine a licensee an amount not to exceed $10,000 per violation, revoke, or suspend any license issued if the licensee fails to comply with any provision of this Act or any order, decision, finding, rule, regulation, or direction of the Secretary. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2012.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 12, 2011
Signed Aug 12, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House Apr 12, 2011
How they voted
34–19
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 56
May 17, 2011
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican23
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
6
Aug 12, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-19-3)
senate
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Financial Institutions; 009-002-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Financial Institutions
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Apr 12, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (64-39-4)
house
Apr 7, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 6, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 5, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Apr 4, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Mar 15, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Financial Institutions Committee; 017-002-001
lower
Mar 15, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Financial Institutions Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 15, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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