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CS/HB 1549: Financial Institutions

GENERAL BILL by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Maggard

Financial Institutions; Requires state financial institutions to pay semiannual assessment for specified time periods; requires that semiannual assessment be received by Office of Financial Regulation in specified manner & by specified dates; authorizes office to issue specified certificate; authorizes elected officer, director, or committee member of credit union to be reimbursed for certain expenses; revises timeframe for certain requirements by directors of proposed bank or trust company; revises timeframe within which bank or trust company corporation is required to open & conduct specified business.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/18/2025 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    3/20/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/21/2025 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/24/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    3/27/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    3/31/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
    4/2/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
    4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    4/22/2025 Senate • Received
    4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 976
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1612 -SJ 976
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 976
    • Amendment(s) adopted (102254) -SJ 976
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1008
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 10 -SJ 1008
    4/30/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/HB 1549, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2025 at 4:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1612 (c2) Financial Services Grall Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1549 -SJ 976

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    102254 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Grall 4/29/2025
    1:59 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    4/30/2025
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 458307 - Amendment to Amendment (102254)
    Remove lines 376-411 of the amendment
    Maggard 5/1/2025
    12:55 PM
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 1:15 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2025 7:26 PM Senate 27 Yeas - 10 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.047 Assessments; financial institutions. Page 2 (pdf)
    655.414 Acquisition of assets; assumption of liabilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    657.002 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    657.028 Activities of directors, officers, committee members, employees, and agents. Page 4 (pdf)
    657.043 Reserves. Page 5 (pdf)
    658.235 Subscriptions for stock; approval of major shareholders. Page 6 (pdf)
    658.25 Opening for business. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 1549, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1612 (c1) Financial Institutions Grall Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1549 -SJ 976

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    131563 - Amendment
    Remove lines 92-120 and insert:
    Maggard 3/19/2025
    5:06 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/20/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.047 Assessments; financial institutions. Page 2 (pdf)
    655.414 Acquisition of assets; assumption of liabilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    657.002 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    657.042 Investment powers and limitations. Page 4 (pdf)
    657.043 Reserves. Page 5 (pdf)
    658.235 Subscriptions for stock; approval of major shareholders. Page 6 (pdf)
    658.25 Opening for business. Page 6 (pdf)

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