Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1031
Prohibits person from engaging in business as debt buyer unless person first obtains certificate of registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits person from engaging in business as debt buyer unless person first obtains certificate of registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Prescribes procedures for applying for certificate and basis on which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue certificate. Requires debt buyer to send certain information to debtor who requests information in writing. Requires debt buyer that brings action to collect debt to be able to produce information. Provides that debt buyer or debt collector is not liable for unlawful collection practice if preponderance of evidence shows that unlawful collection practice was not intentional and resulted from bona fide error. Exempts debt buyer from definition of collection agency. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 20 to July 7, 2017, 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 SenateMar 20 to Jul 7 · stopped109 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 20 to Mar 222 days
JudiciaryMar 22 to Jul 7 · stopped107 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.