Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Business and Financial Institutions Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2736
Sale of Checks Act; rename "MS Money Transmitters Act" and make various amendments.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CHAPTER FROM THE "SALE OF CHECKS LAW" TO THE "MONEY TRANSMITTERS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SURETY BOND REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-15-13, 75-15-15 AND 75-15-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN LICENSEES TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF OUTSTANDING MONEY TRANSMISSIONS ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND TO REQUIRE LICENSEES TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LIMITATION ON OUTSTANDING MONEY TRANSMISSIONS OF LICENSEES; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT A LICENSE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY AND FINALLY REVOKED UPON FAILURE BY LICENSEE TO FILE WHEN DUE CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED BY LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IN WHICH THE COMMISSIONER MAY INCREASE THE REQUIRED SURETY BOND; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO REQUIRE CERTAIN LICENSEES TO POSSESS PERMISSIBLE INVESTMENTS HAVING AN AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING CHECKS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate