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2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 577

Establishes requirements for legal action brought by debt buyer to collect debt.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes requirements for legal action brought by debt buyer to collect debt. Makes violation unlawful collection practice. Increases amount of damages in action for unlawful collection practice. <i>Prohibits award of attorney fees and costs to prevailing debt collector in action for unlawful collection practice unless court finds that debtor had no objectively reasonable basis for bringing action or asserting ground for appeal.</i>] <i>Increases time period during which debtor must commence action for unlawful collection practice and provides that time period begins upon discovery of unlawful collection practice.</i>].

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

February 1 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to Jun 30 · stopped149 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 1 to Feb 43 days

General Government, Consumer and Small Business ProtectionFeb 4 to Apr 2782 days

RulesApr 27 to Jun 30 · stopped64 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 1 – Jun 30

  1. Feb 1Introduced
  2. Feb 4Sent to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
  3. Mar 30Heard in General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
  4. Apr 4Heard in General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
  5. Apr 20Heard in General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
  6. Apr 27General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  7. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection.Senate
  3. Mar 30Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 4Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Apr 20Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 27Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage, but with amendments, be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate