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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 2252

Requires person that engages in business as debt buyer in this state to obtain registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation and Economic Development Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Requires person that engages in business as debt buyer in this state to obtain registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Specifies requirements for application for registration. Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may by rule require debt buyer, in addition to obtaining registration, to obtain certification from national nonprofit trade association that director identifies as maintaining industry-recognized standards for managing purchased debt. Specifies conditions under which director may accept national nonprofit trade association's standards.</b> <i>Establishes requirements under which debt buyer may bring legal action to collect debt.</i>] Specifies notice that debt buyer must give to debtor. <b>Prohibits debt buyer from taking certain actions in collecting or attempting to collect debt.</b> Makes violation unlawful collection practice <b>and subject to Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Provides that defendant in action for unlawful debt collection practice is not liable if defendant shows by preponderance of evidence that defendant did not intend violation, violation was not material and defendant's actions resulted from bona fide scrivener's error</b>. <i>Increases amount of damages that may be awarded in action for unlawful collection practice. Permits court to award attorney fees and costs to prevailing plaintiff. Permits award to prevailing defendant only if court finds that plaintiff did not have objectively reasonable basis for bringing action.</i>] <i>Increases time period during which debtor may bring action for unlawful collection practice.</i>] <b>Adds prohibitions of certain actions that debt collector may not take while collecting or attempting to collect debt. <b>Becomes operative January 1, 2016. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

January 12 to July 6, 2015, 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 action11 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days

Consumer Protection and Government EffectivenessJan 16 to Apr 27101 days

RulesApr 27 to May 1518 days

Ways and MeansMay 15 to May 26 · moved on11 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentMay 26 to Jul 6 · stopped41 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 15

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 House of Representatives Jan 12 – Jul 6

  1. Jan 12Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  3. Mar 26Heard in Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  4. Apr 21Heard in Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  5. Apr 27Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. May 13Heard in Rules
  8. May 15Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to Ways and Means
  10. May 26Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  11. Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 27Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 27Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. May 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. May 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  9. May 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  10. May 26Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  11. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives