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2002 SESSION

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SB 556 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; licensing of agents.

Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; licensing of settlement agents. Exempts title insurance companies that have their financial statements audited annually by an independent certified public accountant from the requirement that settlement agents have their escrow accounts audited annually by an independent certified public accountant.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025441540  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB556ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0464)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025441540
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/28/02  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/30/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/02  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/11/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/19/02  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  House: Read second time
• 02/22/02  House: Read third time
• 02/22/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB556ER)
• 03/09/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 464 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/04/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0464)