IN HB1332 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 26 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-26 - Section 25 effective 03/24/2010
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that a state officer may not use the state officer's name or likeness in certain communications paid for entirely or in part with: (1) money from the securities division enforcement account; or (2) appropriations from the state general fund made for the administration of the uniform securities act. Expands the duties of the governor's commission on minority and women's business enterprises (commission) to include setting goals for all contracts awarded by a recipient of state grant funds that: (1) involve the use of real property of a city, town, county, township, or school corporation (unit); and (2) will be paid for in whole or in part with state grant funds. Requires the department of administration to direct contractors to demonstrate a good faith effort to meet participation goals. Requires the commission to work with the department of administration to develop a statement for grantees stating the importance of the use of minority and women's business enterprises. Allows the securities commissioner (commissioner) to bring a court action to enjoin violations of, and enforce compliance with, the law governing loan brokers. Provides that the court in such an action may, among other actions, order an asset freeze or the appointment of a receiver or conservator to take control of a respondent's property. Provides that the commissioner shall require each applicant for initial registration as an investment adviser representative to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Requires the applicant to pay any fees or costs associated with the fingerprints and background check. Allows the commissioner to award up to 10% of the amount recovered by the securities division as a penalty for a violation of the uniform securities act to any person who provided information leading to the imposition of the penalty. Amends the definition of "credit services organization" for purposes of the law governing such entities to include a person that does or offers to do any of the following on behalf of a buyer: (1) Obtain a lower interest rate with respect to a consumer loan or a residential mortgage loan. (2) Provide debt settlement services. Provides that a "credit service organization" does not include: (A) a loan servicer acting on behalf of the holder of a consumer loan or a residential mortgage loan; or (B) a debt management company. Amends the law concerning the disclosures that a credit services organization must provide to a buyer to reflect changes in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act concerning the circumstances under which a consumer is entitled to a consume0r report without charge from a consumer reporting agency. Provides that before a credit services organization may do business in Indiana, it must file a copy of the required surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit with the attorney general. Prohibits a person from maintaining an escrow account used to pay real estate taxes and insurance for residential real estate unless the person is: (1) a specified financial institution; (2) the creditor in a mortgage transaction; (3) a mortgage servicer acting on behalf of the creditor in a mortgage transaction; or (4) a closing agent. Provides that in a real estate transaction involving a land contract between the seller and the buyer, the seller must give to the buyer, at certain specified times, written notice of any encumbrance that affects the title to the real estate. Provides that upon the suspension of a principal broker's license, the real estate commission shall take custody of each trust account maintained by the principal broker on behalf of others. (Current law requires the real estate commission to take custody of a principal broker's trust accounts upon only the expiration or revocation of the broker's license.) Removes an incorrect cross-reference in the statute concerning real estate brokers and salespersons. Corrects an incorrect cross-reference in the home loan practices act. Provides that a person that knowingly or intentionally violates the statute concerning mortgage rescue fraud commits a Class A misdemeanor. Establishes the securities restitution fund to provide restitution assistance to victims and certain family members of victims for monetary injuries from securities violations. Provides that the fund consists of amounts: (1) from certain funds received for deposit in the securities division enforcement account; and (2) appropriations from the general assembly. Establishes requirements for and limitations on awarding restitution assistance to victims of securities violations. Requires five percent of funds received after June 30, 2010, for deposit in the securities division enforcement account to be deposited into the securities restitution fund. Continually appropriates money from the securities restitution fund to the division for the purposes of: (1) awarding restitution assistance; and (2) paying certain administrative expenses. Transfers $2,000,000 from the securities division enforcement account to the securities restitution fund on July 1, 2010. Makes it a Class C felony for a person to make or cause to be made: (1) in any document filed with the securities commissioner or securities division; or (2) in any proceeding, investigation, or examination; under the provisions concerning restitution assistance for victims of securities violations any statement that is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or misleading in any material respect. Requires the securities division to pay from the loan broker regulation account a qualifying claim that is submitted by the office of the attorney general before July 1, 2010; and that includes a court order awarding restitution to individuals who suffered monetary injury as a result of a violation of the deceptive consumer sales act that: (1) involved the maintenance of accounts for the receipt of funds for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance periodically owed in connection with real estate; and (2) occurred before July 1, 2010. Provides that the total amount paid from the loan broker regulation account to all individuals identified in the qualifying claim may not exceed $150,000.

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Title

Credit services; real estate transactions; securities; business enterprises.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-26 Section 25 effective 03/24/2010
2010-03-26 Sections 2 through 24 effective 07/01/2010
2010-03-26 Section 1 effective 03/24/2010
2010-03-26 Public Law 114
2010-03-24 Signed by the Governor
2010-03-19 Signed by the President of the Senate
2010-03-17 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2010-03-16 Signed by the Speaker
2010-03-12 Conference committee report 2 : adopted by the House; Roll Call 330: Yeas 96, Nays 0
2010-03-12 Rules suspended
2010-03-12 Conference committee report 2 : adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 300: Yeas 47, Nays 2
2010-03-12 Rules suspended
2010-03-12 Conference committee report 2 : filed in the House
2010-03-04 Conference committee report 1 : filed in the House
2010-03-01 Senate advisors appointed: Holdman, Walker and Taylor
2010-03-01 Senate conferee appointed: Bray and Lanane
2010-02-25 House advisors appointed: DeLaney and Clements
2010-02-25 House conferees appointed: Bardon and Burton
2010-02-25 House dissented from Senate amendments
2010-02-25 Returned to the House with amendments
2010-02-25 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: Yeas 50 and Nays 0
2010-02-24 Amendment 2 (Bray), failed; Roll Call 216: Yeas 0, Nays 50
2010-02-24 Amendment 1 (Bray), prevailed; Voice Vote
2010-02-24 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2010-02-23 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2010-02-15 Senator Taylor added as cosponsor
2010-02-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
2010-02-02 Senate sponsors: Senators Bray and Lanane
2010-02-02 Referred to the Senate
2010-02-02 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 109: Yeas 86, Nays 1
2010-02-01 Amendment 1 (Bardon), prevailed; Voice Vote
2010-02-01 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2010-01-28 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2010-01-13 First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
2010-01-13 Coauthored by Representative Burton
2010-01-13 Authored by Representative Bardon

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