Tom Graves, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation
Vote to pass a bill legalizing and regulating payday loans in Georgia.
-Requires licensing of payday loan companies (Sec. 1). -Limits transactions to $750 or 25% of the customers gross monthly income, whichever is less (Sec. 1). -Prohibits interest and authorizes lenders to charge a $15 service fee on each $100 or portion thereof borrowed (Sec. 1).
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Title: Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.