SB244: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Senate BILL 244

June 11, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Plache, Huelsman and Burke, cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Schafer, Ward, Kunicki, Dobyns, Goetsch, Green, Kreibich, Musser, Olsen, Porter and Turner. Referred to Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.

SB244,1,3 An Act to renumber and amend 138.09 (3) (e) and 138.10 (3); to amend 138.10 (2); and to create 138.10 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: pawnbroking by certain licensed lenders and granting rule-making authority.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, persons, other than banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks or credit unions, must obtain a license from the division of banking before making precomputed loans or certain other types of consumer loans ("licensed lenders"). The licenses issued by the division of banking specify an address at or from which loans shall be consummated. Current law prohibits a licensed lender from selling merchandise at the location identified in the license. This bill allows a licensed lender to sell merchandise at the location specified in the license if the division grants prior written authorization.

Current law also imposes restrictions on loans made by a pawnbroker. "Pawnbroking" is defined as the business of lending money on the deposit or pledge of certain personal property or the business of purchasing personal property with an expressed or implied agreement or understanding to sell it back at a subsequent time at a stipulated price. Current law prohibits a loan made by a pawnbroker from exceeding $150. This bill allows licensed lenders to make pawnbroker loans in excess of $150 and allows the division of banking to promulgate rules regulating the conduct of pawnbroking by licensed lenders.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB244, s. 1 Section 1. 138.09 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 138.09 (3) (e) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

SB244,2,5 138.09 (3) (e) 1. (intro.) A Except as provided in subd. 2., a licensee may conduct, and permit others to conduct, at the location specified in its license, any one or more of the following businesses not subject to this section:

SB244,2,8 a. A business engaged in making loans for business or agricultural purposes or exceeding $25,000 in principal amount, except that all such loans having terms of 49 months or more are subject to sub. (7) (gm) 2. or 4., a

SB244,2,10 b. A business engaged in making first lien real estate mortgage loans under ss. 138.051 to 138.06, a.

SB244,2,11 c. A loan, finance or discount business under s. 218.01, or an.

SB244,2,12 d. An insurance business, or a.

SB244,2,13 e. A currency exchange under s. 218.05, or a.

SB244,2,14 f. A seller of checks business under ch. 217; but.

SB244,2,17 2. A licensee may not sell merchandise shall not be sold at such location; and no or conduct other business shall be conducted at such at the location specified in the license unless written authorization is granted to the licensee by the division.

SB244, s. 2 Section 2. 138.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB244,2,20 138.10 (2) Maximum loan. A Unless made by a person licensed under s. 138.09, a pawnbroker's loan shall may not exceed $150.

SB244, s. 3 Section 3. 138.10 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB244,3,3 138.10 (2m) Pawnbroking by licensed lenders. The division of banking may promulgate rules regulating the conduct of pawnbroking by persons licensed under s. 138.09.

SB244, s. 4 Section 4. 138.10 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 138.10 (1), and 138.10 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB244,3,7 138.10 (1) Definitions. (intro.) The following terms in In this section shall be construed to have the following meanings:

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