Bill Text: CT HB05106 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Connecticut Banks From Requiring A Thumbprint For Check Cashing.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-04 - Public Hearing 02/10 [HB05106 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05106-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5106

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 314

   

Referred to Committee on Banks

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist.

 

AN ACT PROHIBITING CONNECTICUT BANKS FROM REQUIRING A THUMBPRINT FOR CHECK CASHING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 36a-317b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit Connecticut banks from requiring the thumbprint of a customer for purposes of check cashing.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit Connecticut banks from requiring customers to provide their thumbprint as a prerequisite to check cashing.

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