An Act creating a maximum allowable check-cashing rate
Summary
By Representatives Khan of Newton and Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2819) of Kay Khan, Daniel J. Hunt and others for legislation to limit fees charged by cashers of checks, drafts or money orders. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Sep 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 20, 2017
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
0 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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