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HI SB2762

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2012

Primary Sponsor

Shan Tsutsui

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to require money transmitters to register with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

  • Allows money transmitters to voluntarily surrender their license by providing 30 days written notice and either completing all outstanding money transmissions or assigning them to another licensed money transmitter.

  • Restructures licensing and renewal fees based on the number of annualized money transmissions rather than fixed amounts plus per-location charges.

  • Increases the civil penalty for violations from $500 per day to a higher amount (specific dollar figure blank in text) and allows recovery of investigation and prosecution costs.

  • Prohibits the Commissioner from establishing or adjusting fees by rule, requiring statutory authorization for any fee changes.

Legislative Description

Money Transmitters; Fees

Last Action

(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Ching, Marumoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima excused (3).

3/22/2012

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/14/2012
Commerce and Consumer Protection1/25/2012

Full Bill Text

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