South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 712

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Banking and Insurance Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31260cz15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2015
Introduced in the House on May 5, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Consumer Credit Counseling requirements (D. No. 4527)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/23/2015  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 64)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-5 (Senate Journal-page 64)
   4/30/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
    5/5/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 22)
    5/5/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 22)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/23/2015
4/23/2015-A

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INTRODUCED

April 23, 2015

S. 712

Introduced by Banking and Insurance Committee

S. Printed 4/23/15--S.

Read the first time April 23, 2015.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4527, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Consumer Affairs, relating to Consumer Credit Counseling Requirements, designated as Regulation Document Number 4527, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The department proposes to amend Regulation 28-700. The proposed regulation modifies the fees credit counseling organizations licensed under 1976 Code Section 37-7-101 et seq. may charge the consumers.

South Carolina Code sections 37-7-112 and 37-7-121 authorize the department to promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of the chapter.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed regulation was published in the State Register on September 26, 2014. Comments were solicited for consideration in drafting the proposed regulation. Proposed regulation was published in the State Register on November 28, 2014.

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