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HB475 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 7, 2021
HB475 Alabama 2021 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Financial transactions, contingencies provided if the London Interbank Offered Rate is discontinued, Secs. 5-28-1 to 5-28-5, inclusive, added
Description

This bill would enact provisions relating to the discontinuance of LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, a benchmark for short-term interest rates, discount rates, or dividend rates used in certain financial contracts.

This bill would prohibit parties to a contract, security, or instrument from refusing to perform contractual obligations or declaring a breach of contract as a result of the discontinuance of LIBOR or the use of a replacement interest rate index for LIBOR.

This bill would also provide a safe harbor from litigation for the use of a recommended benchmark replacement.

Subjects
Financial Institutions

Bill Actions

H

Indefinitely Postponed

H

Pending third reading on day 14 Favorable from Financial Services with 1 amendment

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Financial Services

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature