SB 625 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Consumer finance companies; licensing by SCC.

Summary
Requires the State Corporation Commission, as a condition of licensing a consumer finance company, to find that the applicant will not make consumer finance loans at the same location at which the applicant makes payday loans or motor vehicle title loans. The measure also (i) sets the minimum and maximum amounts of a consumer finance loan at $500 and $35,000 respectively; (ii) requires that such loans be installment loans with a term that is not less than six months nor more than 120 months; (iii) sets the maximum annual interest rate on such loans at 36 percent; (iv) authorizes late payment fees of $20, provided they are set forth in a contract (v) authorizes loan processing fees of the greater of $75 or five percent of the principal amount of the loan but not to exceed $150; and (vi)increases the amount of a bad check fee from $15 to $25.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018 Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Feb 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB625S1
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105185D-S1
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
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Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102243D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors