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BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1162

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Apr 27, 2023       Location Old Supreme Court

HB23-1162 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


12:28:48 PM  
Senator Rodriguez introduced House Bill 23-1162, concerning consumer lending.  The bill permits the Department of Law to make rules regarding consumer legal funding loan deferral charges. A consumer legal funding loan is an agreement between a person with a pending legal claim and a company that offers the person cash assistance in exchange for a percentage of the settlement or award.
12:29:24 PM  
Mr. Thomas Neville, representing the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, testified in support of the bill.
12:34:16 PM  
Eric Schuller, representing the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding, testified in support of the bill.
12:47:32 PM  
Senator Rodriguez made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

12:49:35 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1162 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Coleman Yes
Ginal Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Liston Yes
Sullivan Yes
Will Yes
Danielson Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS