Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.229
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEO'DONNELL.
55 1268H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapters362and370,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingto
88 financialinstitutions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapters362and370,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretotwonew
1111 2sections,tobeknownassections362.424and370.245,toreadasfollows:
1212 362.424.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Bank",includesanystateorfederallycharteredbank,savingsbank,or
1414 3savingsandloanassociationprovidingbankingservicestocustomers;
1515 4 (2)"Trustedcontact",anyadultpersondesignatedbyabankcustomerthata
1616 5bankmaycontactintheeventofanemergencyorlossofcontactwiththecustomer,or
1717 6suspectedthirdpartyfraudorfinancialexploitationtargetingthecustomer.
1818 7 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,anybankmayreportsuspected
1919 8fraudulentactivityorfinancialexploitationtargetinganyofitscustomerstoafederal,
2020 9state,county,ormunicipallawenforcementagencyoranyappropriatepublicprotective
2121 10agencyandshallbeimmunefromcivilliabilityindoingso.
2222 11 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anybank,ona
2323 12voluntarybasis,mayofferatrustedcontactprogramtocustomerswhomaydesignate
2424 13oneormoretrustedcontactsforthebanktocontactintheeventacustomerisnot
2525 14responsivetobankcommunications,thebankispresentedwithanurgentmatteror
2626 15emergencyinvolvingthecustomerandthebankisunabletolocatethecustomer,orthe
2727 16banksuspectsfraudulentactivityorfinancialexploitationtargetingthecustomerorthe
2828 17accounthasbeendeemeddormantandthebankisattemptingtoverifythestatusand
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18locationofthecustomer.Thebankmayestablishsuchprocedures,requirements,and
3131 19formsasitdeemsappropriateandnecessaryshouldthebankopttoimplementatrusted
3232 20contactprogram.
3333 21 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anybankmay
3434 22voluntarilyoffercustomersanaccountwithconvenienceandsecurityfeaturesthatset
3535 23transactionlimitsandpermitlimitedaccesstoviewaccountactivityforoneormore
3636 24trustedcontactsdesignatedbythecustomer.
3737 25 5.Nobankshallbeliablefortheactionsofatrustedcontact.
3838 26 6.Nobankshallbeliablefordecliningtointeractwithatrustedcontactwhen
3939 27thebank,ingoodfaithandexercisingreasonablecare,determinesthatatrustedcontact
4040 28isnotactinginthebestinterestsofthecustomer.
4141 29 7.Apersondesignatedbyacustomerasatrustedcontactwhoactsingoodfaith
4242 30andexercisesreasonablecareshallbeimmunefromliability.
4343 31 8.Acustomermaywithdrawanyappointmentofapersonasatrustedcontactat
4444 32anytimeandanytrustedcontactmaywithdrawfromstatusasatrustedcontactatany
4545 33time.Thebankmayrequiresuchdocumentationorverificationasitdeemsnecessaryto
4646 34establishthewithdrawalorterminationofatrustedcontact.
4747 35 9.Nobankshallbecivillyliableforimplementingornotimplementingorfor
4848 36actionsoromissionsrelatedtoprovidingoradministeringatrustedcontactprogram.
4949 370.245.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
5050 2 (1)"Creditunion",anystateorfederallycharteredcreditunionproviding
5151 3financialservicestomembers;
5252 4 (2)"Trustedcontact",anyadultpersondesignatedbyacreditunionmember
5353 5thatacreditunionmaycontactintheeventofanemergencyorlossofcontactwiththe
5454 6member,orsuspectedthirdpartyfraudorfinancialexploitationtargetingthemember.
5555 7 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,anycreditunionmayreport
5656 8suspectedfraudulentactivityorfinancialexploitationtargetinganyofitsmemberstoa
5757 9federal,state,county,ormunicipallawenforcementagencyoranyappropriatepublic
5858 10protectiveagencyandshallbeimmunefromcivilliabilityindoingso.
5959 11 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anycreditunion,
6060 12onavoluntarybasis,mayofferatrustedcontactprogramtomemberswhomay
6161 13designateoneormoretrustedcontactsforthecredituniontocontactintheeventa
6262 14memberisnotresponsivetocreditunioncommunications,thecreditunionispresented
6363 15withanurgentmatteroremergencyinvolvingthememberandthecreditunionis
6464 16unabletolocatethemember,orthecreditunionsuspectsfraudulentactivityorfinancial
6565 17exploitationtargetingthememberortheaccounthasbeendeemeddormantandthe
6666 18creditunionisattemptingtoverifythestatusandlocationofthemember.Thecredit
6767 HB229 2 19unionmayestablishsuchprocedures,requirements,andformsasitdeemsappropriate
6868 20andnecessaryshouldthecreditunionopttoimplementatrustedcontactprogram.
6969 21 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anycreditunion
7070 22mayvoluntarilyoffermembersanaccountwithconvenienceandsecurityfeaturesthat
7171 23settransactionlimitsandpermitlimitedaccesstoviewaccountactivityforoneormore
7272 24trustedcontactsdesignatedbythemember.
7373 25 5.Nocreditunionshallbeliablefortheactionsofatrustedcontact.
7474 26 6.Nocreditunionshallbeliablefordecliningtointeractwithatrustedcontact
7575 27whenthecreditunion,ingoodfaithandexercisingreasonablecare,determinesthata
7676 28trustedcontactisnotactinginthebestinterestsofthemember.
7777 29 7.Apersondesignatedbyamemberasatrustedcontactwhoactsingoodfaith
7878 30andexercisesreasonablecareshallbeimmunefromliability.
7979 31 8.Amembermaywithdrawanyappointmentofapersonasatrustedcontactat
8080 32anytimeandanytrustedcontactmaywithdrawfromstatusasatrustedcontactatany
8181 33time.Thecreditunionmayrequiresuchdocumentationorverificationasitdeems
8282 34necessarytoestablishthewithdrawalorterminationofatrustedcontact.
8383 35 9.Nocreditunionshallbecivillyliableforimplementingornotimplementingor
8484 36foractionsoromissionsrelatedtoprovidingoradministeringatrustedcontact
8585 37program.
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