VA HB203 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Financial institutions; qualified education loan servicers; definition. Provides that "qualified education loan servicer" means any person that meets all of the following criteria: (i) receives any scheduled periodic payments from a qualified education loan borrower or notification of such payments or applies payments to the qualified education loan borrower's account pursuant to the terms of the qualified education loan or the contract governing the servicing; (ii) during a period when no payment is required on a qualified education loan, maintains account records for the qualified education loan and communicates with the qualified education loan borrower regarding the qualified education loan, on behalf of the qualified education loan's holder; and (iii) interacts with a qualified education loan borrower, which includes conducting activities to help prevent default on obligations arising from qualified education loans or to facilitate certain activities. Under current law, "qualified education loan servicer" means a person that meets any one or more of such criteria. Financial institutions; qualified education loan servicers; definition. Provides that "qualified education loan servicer" means any person that meets all of the following criteria: (i) receives any scheduled periodic payments from a qualified education loan borrower or notification of such payments or applies payments to the qualified education loan borrower's account pursuant to the terms of the qualified education loan or the contract governing the servicing; (ii) during a period when no payment is required on a qualified education loan, maintains account records for the qualified education loan and communicates with the qualified education loan borrower regarding the qualified education loan, on behalf of the qualified education loan's holder; and (iii) interacts with a qualified education loan borrower, which includes conducting activities to help prevent default on obligations arising from qualified education loans or to facilitate certain activities. Under current law, "qualified education loan servicer" means a person that meets any one or more of such criteria. The bill provides that "servicing" means undertaking all of the following activities: (a) receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a qualified education loan borrower or notification of such payments or applying the payments of principal and interest and such other payments, with respect to the amounts received from a qualified education loan borrower, as may be required pursuant to the terms of a qualified education loan; (b) during a period when no payment is required on a qualified education loan, maintaining account records for the loan and communicating with the qualified education loan borrower regarding the qualified education loan, on behalf of the qualified education loan's holder; and (c) interacting with a qualified education loan borrower, including conducting activities to help prevent default on obligations arising from qualified education loans or to facilitate any such activity. Under current law, "servicing" means undertaking any one or more of such activities.

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Title

Financial institutions; qualified education loan servicers, definitions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-02-28SenateSigned by President
2022-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-02-28HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB203ER)
2022-02-28HouseEnrolled
2022-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-24SenateRead third time
2022-02-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21SenateReported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2022-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-01HouseVOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2022-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
2022-01-31HouseRead second time and engrossed
2022-01-28HousePassed by for the day
2022-01-27HouseRead first time
2022-01-25HouseReported from Commerce and Energy (12-Y 9-N)
2022-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101280D

Same As/Similar To

SB496 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
622600(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB203
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB203+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB203ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0370+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB203F171+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB203FER171+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H23V0014+HB0203
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0322+HB0203
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0088+HB0203
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0558HB0203+HB0203
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0564HB0203+HB0203

Bill Comments

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