Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 3234
Requires collection agency to enter into or attempt to enter into mediation with debtor before bringing action to collect claim or account.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires collection agency to enter into or attempt to enter into mediation with debtor before bringing action to collect claim or account. Specifies content of written request that collection agency must mail to debtor. Provides that collection agency's presenting evidence that debtor failed to respond to request within 60 days after date of request shows collection agency's good faith attempt to enter into mediation. Provides that collection agency's presenting evidence that mediation occurred and parties could not settle claim or account shows collection agency's good faith attempt to mediate claim or account. Requires collection agency to report claim or account as paid and to request credit reporting agencies to remove claim or account from credit reports for debtor if debtor pays claim or account after settlement or action to collect claim or account or if court determines that collection agency may not collect claim or account. Punishes violation of requirements as unlawful collection practice.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 27 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jul 6 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 56 days
Consumer Protection and Government EffectivenessMar 5 to Jul 6 · stopped123 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 House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jul 6
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 5Sent to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 5Referred to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives