Checks; additional recovery if stop-payment order placed in bad faith. (HB1683)
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Checks; stop-payment; civil actions. Provides that a party may recover against the drawer of a check, draft, or order the face amount of the check and other costs and fees if payment was refused because the drawer placed a stop-payment order on the check in bad faith. Currently, the law only allows for recovery if payment was refused because of lack of funds or credit. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/29/2008 | Committee |
12/29/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098495776 |
12/29/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
01/19/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
01/21/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2009 | Read first time |
01/26/2009 | Read second time |
01/26/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/26/2009 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1683E |
01/26/2009 | Printed as engrossed 098495776-E |
01/27/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/23/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2009 | Read third time |
02/25/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2009 | Enrolled |
03/04/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1683ER) |
03/05/2009 | Signed by President |
03/06/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182) |
Comments
Is he doing this for the payday lenders?
The Treasurer of Roanoke City requested this because of checks delivered to the Treasurer and the party immediately turning around and placing a stop-payment on it (bad faith).