WV HB2768 | 2017 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future HB2768
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to make the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act more consistent with the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The bill modifies the penalties imposed on debt collectors who violate the provisions of the WVCCPA. It limits the amount an individual consumer may be awarded to actual damages plus $1000 per action, and in class actions for the entire class to the lesser of $500,000 or 1 percent of the debt collector’s net worth. The bill also reduces the time period that an action may be brought from four years to two years.
Title
Modifying the penalties imposed on debt collectors who violate the provisions of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
Sponsors
Del. Allen Evans [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2017-03-01 | House | To House Judiciary |
2017-03-01 | House | Introduced in House |
2017-03-01 | House | To Judiciary |
2017-03-01 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2768 (Carry Over) 2017-03-01 - To House Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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46A | 5 | 101 | Amended Code | Citation Text |