Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 677

Description: Credit cards; issuers may offer products and services agreed to by the debtor.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1	02/01/00	(H)		Referred To Banks and Banking
2	02/22/00	(H)		Title Suff Do Pass
3	03/01/00	(H)		Amended
4	03/01/00	(H)		Point of Order Raised
5	03/01/00	(H)		Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
6	03/02/00	(H)		Point of Order Withdrawn
7	03/02/00	(H)		Passed As Amended
8	03/06/00	(H)		Transmitted To Senate
9	03/08/00	(S)		Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
10	03/29/00	(S)		Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11	04/05/00	(S)		Amended
12	04/05/00	(S)		Passed As Amended
13	04/06/00	(S)		Returned For Concurrence
14	04/19/00	(H)		Concurred in Amend From Senate
15	04/24/00	(H)		Enrolled Bill Signed
16	04/25/00	(S)		Enrolled Bill Signed
17	04/30/00			Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 1
Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 2
Adopted	[S]	Amendment No 1

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2000
Disposition		Law
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No
Chapter number		517

House Committee:

• Banks and Banking

Senate Committee:

• Business and Financial Institutions

Principal Author: Guice

Code Section: A 075-0017-0019

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-17-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MISSISSIPPI BANKS, RETAIL SELLERS, LENDERS AND OTHER ISSUERS OF CREDIT CARDS TO PROVIDE IN THE WRITTEN CREDIT CARD AGREEMENT FOR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CHARGES AND FEES AS THE ISSUER AND THE DEBTOR MAY AGREE UPON; TO REQUIRE CREDIT CARD ISSUERS TO PROVIDE 30 DAYS' NOTICE TO DEBTORS OF ANY MODIFICATION OF ANY TERM OF THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT; TO DELETE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR LATE PAYMENT CHARGES THAT MAY BE CHARGED ON DELINQUENT PAYMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/02/00 at 00:01.

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