SB 1828 (2020) -  Litigation Financing Consumer Protection

General Bill by Broxson
Litigation Financing Consumer Protection: Creating the Litigation Financing Consumer Protection Act; requiring litigation financiers to register with the Office of Financial Regulation; prohibiting litigation financiers from engaging in specified conduct; providing for a contingent right to civil action proceeds assignability; providing that specified communications between attorneys and litigation financiers do not limit or waive statutory or common-law privilege, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Banking and Insurance on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/19/20 1:30 PM
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7041 Subject: Litigation Financing Consumer Protection Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 793752 , Banking and Insurance, Broxson Date Filed: 02/10/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Pending 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • AA 469258 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/11/20, Line#: 7 Senate(c): Favorable 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • AA 481944 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/11/20, Line#: 7 Senate(c): Unfavorable 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • AA 504878 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/11/20, Line#: 99 Senate(c): Unfavorable 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • SD 327102 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/18/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Unfavorable 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • SD 339220 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/18/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Unfavorable 02/19/2020 04:11 PM
    • D 638636 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/18/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): No Action 02/19/2020 03:59 PM
    • D 491882 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/18/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): No Action 02/19/2020 03:59 PM
    • A 750626 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 44 Senate(c): No Action 02/19/2020 03:59 PM
    • A 622032 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 204 Senate(c): No Action 02/19/2020 03:59 PM
    • A 885912 , Banking and Insurance, Thurston Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 331 Senate(c): No Action 02/19/2020 03:59 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/10/2020 2:12:52 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Banking and Insurance Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/19/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/14/2020 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 178 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 178 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/13/2020 - 7:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
559.952 CS/CS/CS/HB 1391, CS/CS/HB 1393, CS/HB 1395*, SB 1732, CS/CS/CS/SB 1870, CS/CS/SB 1872, CS/SB 1874, CS/HB 7041
559.953 CS/HB 7041
559.954 CS/HB 7041
559.955 CS/CS/HB 537, SB 778, CS/HB 7041
559.956 CS/HB 7041
559.957 CS/HB 7041
559.958 CS/HB 7041
559.959 CS/HB 7041
559.961 CS/HB 7041
559.962 CS/HB 7041

(*) Not the latest version