AN ACT CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND RECEIVERSHIP OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
SB 1256 updates rules for managing certain financial institutions (like banks or credit unions) during failure or distress. It specifically clarifies procedures for appointing receivers (temporary managers) and overseeing the administration of these institutions to protect depositors and stabilize the financial system. The bill directly affects regulated financial institutions and state banking regulators by standardizing emergency response steps. It became law as Public Act 25-104 after receiving final approval in June 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2025
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Raised Bill
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BA Joint Favorable Substitute
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to incorporate favorable substitute language from a joint committee, primarily updating formatting and numbering while adding a specific exemption for innovation banks from certain population requirements. The changes clarify how bank applications are evaluated and streamline the process for innovative banking models.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly modified to include an explicit exemption for innovation banks from specific population-based evaluation criteria, making the law more flexible for new banking models.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new provision exempting innovation banks from the population-based evaluation requirement that applies to standard bank applications.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill numbering from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and adjusted page counts to reflect the committee's final version.
DEFINITION
Reorganized the list of factors used to evaluate bank applications, renumbering items from A-D to i-iv for clarity while maintaining the same substantive criteria.
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
May 23, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
May 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Banking
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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