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2009 SESSION

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HB 1683 Checks; additional recovery if stop-payment order placed in bad faith.

Introduced by: Onzlee Ware | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Checks; stop-payment; civil actions.  Provides that a party may recover against the drawer of a check, draft, or order the face amount of the check and other costs and fees if payment was refused because the drawer placed a stop-payment order on the check in bad faith. Currently, the law only allows for recovery if payment was refused because of lack of funds or credit.

FULL TEXT

• 12/29/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098495776  pdf
• 01/26/09  House: Printed as engrossed 098495776-E  pdf
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1683ER)  pdf
• 03/27/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/29/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098495776
• 12/29/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/09  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/19/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
• 01/21/09  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/09  House: Read first time
• 01/26/09  House: Read second time
• 01/26/09  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/26/09  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1683E
• 01/26/09  House: Printed as engrossed 098495776-E
• 01/27/09  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/09  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/09  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/23/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/09  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/09  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1683ER)
• 03/05/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/09)
• 03/27/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)