Consumer Finance Loans
Summary
Consumer Finance Loans; Authorizes licensee & applicant for license to make & collect loans under Florida Consumer Finance Act to provide surety bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit in lieu of liquid assets; prohibits person licensed to make & collect consumer finance loans from charging prepayment penalties for loans; revises grounds for denial of license or disciplinary action; revises exceptions for licensee during Financial Technology Sandbox period.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2021
Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 22
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 546 (Ch. 2022-130)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-2)
house
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Dec 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Nov 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cyndi Stevenson
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
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