Bill Title: Amends the Tax Refund Anticipation Loan Disclosure Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Tax Refund Anticipation Loan Reform Act. Makes changes concerning disclosure requirements, prohibited activities, interest rate limits for non-bank refund anticipation loans, and defined terms. Provides a calculation for the refund anticipation loan interest rate. Provides that a person who violates the Tax Refund Anticipation Loan Reform Act commits an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act. Makes conforming changes in the Currency Exchange Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3523 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mattie Hunter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Toi Hutchinson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Emil Jones [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Pamela Althoff [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Zalewski [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Verschoore [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brandon Phelps [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-118	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Beiser [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-111	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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