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  <canonical_name>GA96HB341</canonical_name>
  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>HB</type>
  <number>341</number>
  <short_description>CASINO-BASED ELECTRONIC CHECK</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Check Cashing Act. Provides that, if a casino-based electronic check acceptance service has taken part in a casino-based transaction involving a check that is dishonored, then a casino-based electronic check acceptance service may not recover treble damages from a person who writes a check for use in a casino-based transaction that is dishonored.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=341&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegId=40527&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-03-13 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>12</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HRUL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Remains in Financial Institutions Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>11</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HFIN</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Financial Institutions Committee;  008-013-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>10</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HFIN</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Financial Institutions Committee;  by Voice Vote</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>9</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HFIN</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Financial Institutions Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>8</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HFIN</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>5</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-11 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>6</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-11 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>7</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>4</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>2</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HRUL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-04 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>3</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HFIN</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>1</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-26 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>0</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
  </actions>
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      <member_canonical_name>MoniqueDDavis</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Co-Sponsor</type>
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      <member_canonical_name>ElizabethCoulson</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Co-Sponsor</type>
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    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>RosemaryMulligan</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
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</bill>

