Mississippi Debt Management Services Act; exclude certain for-profit debt settlement providers.
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SB 2737 — Mississippi Debt Management Services Act; exclude certain for-profit debt settlement providers.
Last action — Died In Committee
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments made to Bill SB 2737 include the addition of specific language in the version passed by the Senate. By clarifying details that were previously vague, these changes aim to improve the bill's effectiveness and ensure it meets its intended goals. This matters because clearer language can lead to better understanding and implementation of the law, benefiting those it is designed to help.
SB2737 (As Introduced)Passed the Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Parks Senate Bill 2737 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 81-22-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN FOR-PROFIT DEBT SETTLEMENT PROVIDERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF "DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER" AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACT;
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Action History
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Died In Committee
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Referred To Banking and Financial Services
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Transmitted To House
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Passed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
Sponsors
- Rita Potts Parks · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rita Potts Parks Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 35% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Browning | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Carmichael | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Dawkins | — | Nay |
| Doty | — | Yea |
| Gollott | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Tollison | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Nay |
| Wilemon | — | Yea |
| Witherspoon | — | Nay |
| Jolly | — | Nay |
| Yeas--Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Jackson G. (15th) | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Nays--Barnett | — | Nay |
| Blackmon | — | Nay |
| Dearing | — | Nay |
| Jackson R. (11th) | — | Nay |
| Jackson S. (32nd) | — | Nay |
| Simmons D. T. (12th) | — | Nay |
| Simmons W. (13th) | — | Nay |
| Absent and those Hudson | — | Not Voting |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Nay |
| David Blount | Democrat | Nay |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Nay |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2737?
- SB 2737 is sponsored by Rita Potts Parks (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 2737?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 2737?
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