Consumer loans: Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans.
Existing law, the California Finance Lenders Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of finance lenders and brokers by the Commissioner of Corporations and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law regulates the charges a licensee may impose or receive on loans it makes, and authorizes a licensee to contract for and receive specified alternative charges and administrative and delinquency fees.
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20132014
SB 318
California SB 318 (20132014)
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Consumer loans: Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans.
California SB 318 (20132014) — Consumer loans: Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans.
Existing law, the California Finance Lenders Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of finance lenders and brokers by the Commissioner of Corporations and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law regulates the charges a licensee may impose or receive on loans it makes, and authorizes a licensee to contract for and receive specified alternative charges and administrative and delinquency fees.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB318 Hill Concurrence — 36–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
SB 318 Hill Senate Third Reading By DICKINSON — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Alejo — coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Brown — coauthor (person)
Correa — author (person)
Dickinson — coauthor (person)
Mitchell — coauthor (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Perea — coauthor (person)
Steinberg — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-03 Re-referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2013-04-22 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 590.) (April 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-23 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-25 Set for hearing April 30.
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 753.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 1089.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-30 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Page 2946.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3145.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 2369.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2013-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 467, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/46741aff-3c22-4a54-85eb-c94c42bc8e03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).