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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 819

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prohibiting social security numbers on instruments under the corporate registration system and on records under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) from

recording in its corporate registration system any instrument containing an

individual's social security number (SSN). If DFI is presented with an instrument

containing an SSN, the bill allows DFI, prior to recording the instrument in the

system, to remove or obscure characters from the SSN so that it is not discernable

on the instrument. The bill also provides that, if DFI does not discover an SSN on

an instrument until after DFI has recorded the instrument in the system, DFI is not

liable for the instrument drafter's placement of the SSN on the instrument, and DFI

is allowed to remove or obscure characters from the SSN so that it is not discernable

on the instrument. In addition, if DFI records an instrument in the system

containing a complete SSN, the bill provides that the drafter of the instrument is

liable for actual damages resulting from the instrument being recorded.

The bill creates comparable provisions for records under the state's version of

Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which deals with secured transactions.

The bill prohibits an office in which financing statements are to be filed under Article

9, which is referred to as a "filing office" and which is, with certain exceptions, DFI,

from filing or indexing a record containing an individual's SSN. If a filing office is

presented with a record containing an SSN, the filing office may, prior to filing and

indexing, remove or obscure characters as described above. If a filing office discovers

an SSN on a record after filing and indexing, the filing office may also remove or

obscure characters, and the filing office is not liable for the record drafter's placement

of the SSN on the record. In addition, if a filing office files or indexes a record

containing a complete SSN, the drafter of the record is liable for actual damages

resulting from the record being filed and indexed. The bill also eliminates references

to SSNs on forms used for filing and amending financing statements.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Fields (D) , Lothian (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Townsend (R) , Vos (R) , Zigmunt (D)

4 cosponsors

A. Lasee (R) , Plale (D) , Sullivan (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Apr 9, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Fields, Zigmunt, Vos, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Townsend and Lothian;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, A. Lasee, Taylor and Plale

  2. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions

  3. Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  6. Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1