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CS/CS/CS/HB 783: Unclaimed Property

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Trumbull ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Raschein

Unclaimed Property; Provides exception to unclaimed property reporting requirements; requires certain unclaimed funds to be deposited with CFO; revises aggregate value that constitutes small estate account; revises requirements for power of attorney used in recovery of unclaimed property; eliminates maximum fee provision for recovery; revises requirements for contracts to acquire ownership of or entitlement to unclaimed property; repeals provisions relating to void unclaimed property powers of attorney & purchase agreements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/24/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-90
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/24/2015 House • Filed
12/10/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 68
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 68
1/28/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/01/16, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/1/2016 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 395
2/4/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 392
2/5/2016 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 405
2/12/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/16/16, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
2/16/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 482
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/17/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 479
2/18/2016 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 506
2/23/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/25/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/25/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 604
2/29/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 602
3/1/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 638
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16
3/3/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 712
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/4/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 734
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 734
3/4/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 729
• Received -SJ 729
• Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 722
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 722
• Substituted for CS/SB 970 -SJ 722
• Read 2nd time -SJ 722
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 736
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 737
3/7/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 891
3/9/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 980
3/24/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-90