CS/CS/SB 2682 (2004) -  Credit Counseling Services

General Bill by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services and Banking and Insurance and Aronberg (CO-SPONSORS) Atwater; Lynn; Campbell; Wilson
Credit Counseling Services: provides definitions; prohibits certain persons from accepting certain fees or costs from debtors under certain circumstances; provides exceptions; provides disclosure & financial reporting requirements for debt management or credit counseling services; provides disbursement of funds requirements; provides civil penalties; provides for awards of attorney's fees & costs, & for criminal penalties, etc. Creates 817.801-.806.
SB Substituted for HB 1245 By Hasner
Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Event: 06/23/04 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-351 on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/24/04 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services
    • On agenda for: 04/12/04 2:45 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1245 Subject: Credit Counseling Services Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services 4/14/2004 3:18:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/26/2004 1:39:32 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/29/2004 02:57 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 28] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2004 10:08 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1210] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-351 Time: 06/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/16/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740 Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:00 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:31 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:25 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:08 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:08 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 1st time Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Substituted for HB 1245 Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/29/2004 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01372 Time: 04/29/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read third time -SJ 01372 Time: 04/29/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 01282 Time: 04/28/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01282 Time: 04/28/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read second time -SJ 01282 Time: 04/28/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01176 Time: 04/28/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01028, -SJ 01176 Time: 04/27/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on second reading Time: 04/26/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00991 Time: 04/26/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 00583 Time: 04/14/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS read first time on 04/14/04 -SJ 00593 Time: 04/12/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 00583 Time: 04/12/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services, 04/12/04, 2:45 pm, 412-K Time: 04/07/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services -SJ 00439 Time: 03/26/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS read first time on 03/31/04 -SJ 00457 Time: 03/24/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 00439 Time: 03/24/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/24/04, 1:00 pm, 110-S Time: 03/19/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary -SJ 00310 Time: 03/16/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Filed Time: 03/02/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0817.801
0817.802
0817.803
0817.804
0817.805
0817.806