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HOUSE BILL 691

CHAPTER NUMBER: 570
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection

Sponsored By:
Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hixson, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Lee, Love, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Ramirez, Simmons, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Burns, Conroy, Doory, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, and Parrott

Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Immigration Consulting Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified persons from providing specified types of services to noncitizens and persons seeking to sponsor a noncitizen; providing specified exceptions; prohibiting immigration consultants from taking specified actions; requiring a specified contract to be executed; requiring specified notices to be posted at an immigration consultant's place of business; providing that an immigration consultant that violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Moe) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/9
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (121-5)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
4/1
First Reading Senate Rules
4/7
Re-referred Finance
4/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (41-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 570

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALIENS
ATTORNEYS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DAMAGES
DISCLOSURE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
NOTICES
PENALTIES
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-3301 , 14-3302 , 14-3303 , 14-3304 , 14-3305 , 14-3306 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 203196/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2005   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 497078/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 10:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 30, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (121-5)
Senate
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (41-0)


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