HB177
Fee for passing bad checks to localities; payment order not paid by recipient.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Bonita Anthony (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Fee for passing bad checks to localities; payment order not paid by recipient.
Makes clarifying amendments to existing provisions related to the imposition of a fee by a locality for the passing of a bad check and adds additional provisions authorizing a fee for payment orders that are not paid by the receiving bank, depository institution, or other recipient.-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102386D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Local Government Amendments agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/13/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB177ER)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
