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
Senate Passage
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 12, 2011
Signed Aug 23, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2011 · House May 26, 2011
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 51
May 28, 2011
D
Democratic31
87% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Amendments
13
Aug 23, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 28, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 28, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
upper
May 27, 2011
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 008-000-000
upper
May 27, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Financial Institutions
upper
May 27, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 26, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2011
upper
May 26, 2011
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 26, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-6-3)
house
May 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 23, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 20, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
May 4, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; J. Collins
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 010-002-000
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled in Financial Institutions
upper
Apr 6, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions
upper
Apr 6, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions
upper
Apr 5, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 5, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Apr 4, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Mar 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Financial Institutions; 009-002-000
upper
Mar 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions
upper
Mar 11, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Jan 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Financial Institutions
upper
Jan 27, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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