Mississippi Credit Availability Act; extend repealer, revise and create cap adjustment based on the CPI-U.
SB 2495 extends the repeal date of Mississippi's Credit Availability Act from 2025 to 2030 and increases the maximum outstanding principal balance for credit availability accounts from $2,500 to $3,250. It requires the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to annually adjust this $3,250 cap each July 1 using the previous year's CPI-U (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers), rounding up to the nearest $10 increment. This law directly affects licensed lenders offering small credit transactions and their account holders, who can now access slightly larger loan amounts that automatically adjust for inflation. The bill also updates fee structures and repayment terms for these accounts but does not change the $500 cap for smaller transactions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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The bill title was updated to reflect its current status as sent to the Governor for final approval, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding the Mississippi Credit Availability Act repeal date extension.
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Bill status changed from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor', reflecting procedural progress through the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Banking and Financial Services
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rita Parks
RRepublican
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