By: Carona  S.B. No. 230
         (In the Senate - Filed January 22, 2013; January 29, 2013,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
  February 5, 2013, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; February 5, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the applicability of state law governing funds
  transfers to certain remittance transfers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 4A.108, Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 4A.108.  RELATIONSHIP TO ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER
  ACT  [EXCLUSION OF CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL LAW].  
  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b), this [This] chapter does
  not apply to a funds transfer any part of which is governed by the
  Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq., as
  amended from time to time.
         (b)  This chapter applies to a funds transfer that is a
  remittance transfer as defined in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act
  (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693o-1), as amended from time to time, unless the
  remittance transfer is also an electronic fund transfer as defined
  in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693a), as
  amended from time to time.
         (c)  In a funds transfer to which this chapter applies, in
  the event of an inconsistency between the applicable provision of
  this chapter and an applicable provision of the Electronic Fund
  Transfer Act, the applicable provision of the Electronic Fund
  Transfer Act governs to the extent of the inconsistency.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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