OBAMA-MUNOZ-LIGHTFORD. (CURRIE-MCKEON-DAVIS,MONIQUE-GARRETT) New Act Creates the Check Acceptance Firm Act. Requires an entity that provides information verification services for retail sellers with respect to a consumer's personal check to make available by means of a toll-free telephone number the reasons for not accepting the consumer's check. Requires the reasons to be sent to the consumer within 14 days after the request is made. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Financial Institutions) There will be no fiscal impact on this Department. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Financial Institutions) Same as previous note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes requirement that a toll-free number for use in contacting a check acceptance firm be posted by retailers. Requires the retailer only to make the toll-free number available as required by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. 99-02-25 S FIRST READING 99-02-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE FIN INST 99-03-09 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ 99-03-11 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SFIC 99-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-16 99-03-11 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 99-03-16 S SECOND READING 99-03-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-17 99-03-23 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 99-03-23 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-23 H HOUSE SPONSOR CURRIE 99-03-23 H FIRST READING 99-03-23 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-26 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE FIN INSTIT 99-04-15 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-000 HFIN 99-04-15 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-15 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-04-15 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-20 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-20 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RONEN 99-04-29 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-04 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-05-05 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-05-06 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-05-06 H ADOPTED 99-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-05-06 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GARRETT 99-05-07 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 99-06-27 S REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary