HB 489 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding.

Summary
Establish Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 286 and create sections thereof to define terms; prohibit engaging in the business of nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions without a license; establish licensing requirements; provide that nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions are not loans and exempt from statute relating to interest; establish requirements for nonrecourse consumer legal funding transaction contracts; prohibit certain actions by nonrecourse consumer legal funding companies; provide for attorney communications and responsibilities; establish penalties; provide that the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding shall not restrict the powers or duties of the Attorney General; amend KRS 286.4-410, 360.010, and 372.060 to conform.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2022 Last action Mar 29, 2022
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Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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