HB 1471 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2510
11/08
HOUSE BILL 1471
AN ACT prohibiting banks from re-ordering transactions to increase overdraft fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Thompson, Ches. 14; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 21; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits banks and credit unions from re-ordering transactions to increase overdraft fees.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2510
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT prohibiting banks from re-ordering transactions to increase overdraft fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Banks and Credit Unions; Prohibited Acts. Amend RSA 383-A:7-701 by inserting after paragraph (f) the following new paragraph:
(g) It shall be unlawful for any bank or credit union, or any person engaging in the business of banking, to sequence debits to any member account in any way other than that which minimizes the amount of any overdraft fee that can be assessed to such debits.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 8
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 18-2; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 18-2; CC) HC 10 P. 7
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:30 am LOB 302
Feb. 14, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/14/2020 01:00 pm LOB 302
Jan. 16, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/16/2020 01:15 pm LOB 302
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 23